SOLUTION: This is for my 5th grader and I have no clue. I do not want to confuse him. The question is: The perimeter of a rectangle is 18 inches. If the length and width of the rectangle

Question 711844: This is for my 5th grader and I have no clue. I do not want to confuse him.
The question is: The perimeter of a rectangle is 18 inches. If the length and width of the rectangle are whole numbers, determine 4 possible values of the area of the rectangle. Draw and label rectangles to justify your answers.
Thank You-
Fahy Atkinson
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let = the width
Let = the length

The area is expressed as

If I can only use whole numbers, then I am limited to:
,
,
,
,
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That's as far as I can go, because if I say ,
then , and I already have that combination
Notice that the perimeter,
in all 4 cases, but area is different in each case.

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