document.write( "Question 711844: This is for my 5th grader and I have no clue. I do not want to confuse him.\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "The question is: The perimeter of a rectangle is 18 inches. If the length and width of the rectangle are whole numbers, determine 4 possible values of the area of the rectangle. Draw and label rectangles to justify your answers. \r
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\n" ); document.write( "Fahy Atkinson
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Algebra.Com's Answer #437665 by josmiceli(19441)\"\" \"About 
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Let \"+W+\" = the width
\n" ); document.write( "Let \"+L+\" = the length
\n" ); document.write( "\"+2W+%2B+2L+=+18+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+W+%2B+L+=+9+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+L+=+9+-+W+\"
\n" ); document.write( "The area is expressed as
\n" ); document.write( "\"+A+=+W%2AL+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+A+=+W%2A%28+9+-+W+%29+\"
\n" ); document.write( "If I can only use whole numbers, then I am limited to:
\n" ); document.write( "\"+W+=+1+\", \"+L+=+8+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+W+=+2+\", \"+L+=+7+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+W+=+3+\", \"+L+=+6+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+W+=+4+\", \"+L+=+5+\"
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\n" ); document.write( "That's as far as I can go, because if I say \"+W+=+5+\",
\n" ); document.write( "then \"+9+-+W+=+4+\", and I already have that combination
\n" ); document.write( "Notice that the perimeter, \"+2W+%2B+2L+=+18+\"
\n" ); document.write( "in all 4 cases, but area \"+A+=+W%2AL+\" is different in each case.
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