SOLUTION: The area of a rectangle is 2400 sq. m. If its length is 60 m. what is its perimeter?

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Question 438223: The area of a rectangle is 2400 sq. m. If its length is 60 m. what is its perimeter?
Answer by unlockmath(1688) About Me  (Show Source):
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Hello,
WE know the area is width times height so we can werite:
2400=60x
Divide by 60 to get:
40 miles is the width.
Now we can figure the perimeter by adding the sides:
200 miles around.
Make sense?
RJ
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