SOLUTION: A square piece of paper is folded in half vertically. If the resulting figure has a perimeter of 12 cm, what was the area of the original square?
I got 48
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Question 21806: A square piece of paper is folded in half vertically. If the resulting figure has a perimeter of 12 cm, what was the area of the original square?
I got 48
Answer by rapaljer(4671) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let x = original side of the square
Perimeter after folding =
x=4
Area of the original square = L * W = 4*4 = 16 square centimeters.
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