SOLUTION: Two squares form a rectangle. The perimeter of the square is 60 inches. What is the area of the rectangle.

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Question 843566: Two squares form a rectangle. The perimeter of the square is 60 inches. What is the area of the rectangle.
Answer by LinnW(1048)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Since the perimeter of the square is 60,
the side lengths are 15,15,15 and 15
The area of one of the squares is 15*15 = 225
Since the rectangle is made up of the two
squares, its area is 2*225 = 450.

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