SOLUTION: What is the area of a rectangle with a perimeter of 18 units and a length of 5 units?

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What is the area of a rectangle with a perimeter of 18 units and a length of 5 units?

Answer by checkley79(3341)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
P=2L+2W
18=2*5+2W
18=10+2W
2W=18-10
2W=8
W=8/2
W=4 ANS. FOR THE WIDTH.
AREA=LW
AREA=5*4=20 ANS. FOR THE AREA.

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