SOLUTION: the width of a rectangle is 5 meters and its perimeter is 24meters. what is the area of the rectangle in square meters

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Question 304005: the width of a rectangle is 5 meters and its perimeter is 24meters. what is the area of the rectangle in square meters
Answer by edjones(8007) About Me  (Show Source):
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w=5, P=24
P=2L+2w
2L+10=24
2L=14
L=7
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Lw=A
7*5=35 sq m
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Ed