document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=237579>Question 237579</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a square piece of paper is folded in half to form a rectangle . this rectangle has a perimeter of 24 m . the area of the original square in cm^2,was\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a)12  b)  16  c) 32  d)  48 e) 64 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #174696 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><B>Theo(13342)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Theo><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=174696\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> let s = the side of the square.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "area of the square is s^2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "perimeter of the square is 4*s\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "divide the square in half and you have 2 sides of s and 2 sides of .5s\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "total number of sides of the half is 3s\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "perimeter of the half is 24.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "s = 24/3 = 8\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "s^2 = 64\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "area of the square is 64 square cm.\r<BR>\n" );
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