document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=386425>Question 386425</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a rectangle is twice as long as it is wide. the perimeter is 72cm. what is the area of the rectangle </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Length=2x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Perimeter=2(x+2x)=6x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "we are given that 6x=72<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so x=72/6=12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "width=12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Length=2x=2*12=24 CM<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Area=L*B=24*12=288 Sq. CM </SPAN>\n" );
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