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Question 982123: a rectangular 24 meter long has the same area as a square that is 12 meters on a side. what are the dimension of the rectangle?
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Area of square=12m x 12m=144m^2
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Area of rectangle=L*W
144m^2=24m*W
7m=W
The length of the rectangle is 24 meters (given) and the width is 7 meters.