SOLUTION: find area of a rectangle if its perimeter is 30 and its base is 8

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Question 194551: find area of a rectangle if its perimeter is 30 and its base is 8
Answer by RAY100(1637)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Perimeter = 2* Length +2* Width
But L = 8,,,,and P=30
P=2L + 2W = 30 = 2*8 + 2W,,,,W = 7
Area = L * W = 8 * 7 = 56

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