document.write( "Question 500781: if a rectangle has a perimeter of 24 and length of 8.5 what is the area? \n" ); document.write( "
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "If the length is 8.5, then 2 times the length is 17. Then the perimeter is 24, so 2 times the width is 24 minus 17 equals 7, and the width is half of 7 or 3.5. The area is then the product of the length and the width, or 8.5 times 3.5.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "You should round to the nearest whole square unit, since the LEAST precise measure was the perimeter given to the nearest whole unit. You should never provide the result of a calculation involving measurements to a greater precision than the least precise of the given measurements.\r
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