SOLUTION: can you please help me?? . If a rectangle of perimeter 46 in has a width of 8 inches, calculate the area of the rectangle. a. 304 in2 b. 184 in2

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Question 200178: can you please help me??
. If a rectangle of perimeter 46 in has a width of 8 inches, calculate the area of the rectangle.
a. 304 in2
b. 184 in2
c. 120 in2
d. 23 in2

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Multiply the width by 2, then subtract that result from the given perimeter. The result will be 2 times the length. Divide that result by 2 to get the length. Finally, multiply the length times the width.

John