SOLUTION: A rectangle 24 m long has the same area as a square that is 12 m on a side. What are the dimensions of the rectangle?

Question 771885: A rectangle 24 m long has the same area as a square that is 12 m on a side. What are the dimensions of the rectangle?
Found 2 solutions by oscargut, Cromlix:
Answer by oscargut(2103) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let x = width of the rectangle
Area = 24x = 12^2 = 144
x = 144/24 = 6

Answer: 6 m
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Answer by Cromlix(4381) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The area of a square that is 12m on a side
equals 144m^2
Area of a rectangle = length * width
144 = 24 * width
Width = 144/24
Width = 6m
Dimensions of rectangle:
Length 24m
Width 6m
Hope this helps.
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