document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=351517>Question 351517</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a square peice of paper is folded in half. the perimeter of the resulting rectangle is 24 cm. find the area of the original square. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #251155 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><B>mananth(16946)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><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=mananth><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=251155\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> let the length of side of square be x<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "when you fold it into half<BR>\n" );
document.write( "one side will be x and the other x/2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2(x+x/2)=24<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+x/2 = 24/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+x/2 = 12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(2x+x)/2 = 12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x=24<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x= 8 cm the original length of square.\r<BR>\n" );
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