SOLUTION: A rectangle 24 meters long has the same area as a square that is 12 meters on a side. What are the dimensions of the rectangle?
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Question 181209: A rectangle 24 meters long has the same area as a square that is 12 meters on a side. What are the dimensions of the rectangle?
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
A rectangle 24 meters long has the same area as a square that is 12 meters on a side. What are the dimensions of the rectangle?
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Square DATA:
Area = 12*12 = 144 sq. meters
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Rectangle DATA
Area = L*W
144 = 24W
w = 144/24 = 6 meters
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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