SOLUTION: A square piece of paper is folded in half vertically. If the resulting figure has a perimeter of 12 cm, what was the area of the original square? I got 48

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Question 21806: A square piece of paper is folded in half vertically. If the resulting figure has a perimeter of 12 cm, what was the area of the original square?
I got 48
Answer by rapaljer(4671) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let x = original side of the square

Perimeter after folding = x+%2B+x+%2B+%281%2F2%29%2Ax+%2B+%281%2F2%29%2Ax+=+3x+=+12
x=4
Area of the original square = L * W = 4*4 = 16 square centimeters.

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