SOLUTION: A square piece of paper is folded in half to form a rectangle. This rectangle has a perimeter of 18 cm. The area of the original square, in cm^2, was:
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Question 273999: A square piece of paper is folded in half to form a rectangle. This rectangle has a perimeter of 18 cm. The area of the original square, in cm^2, was: Answer by edjones(8007) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Let a side of the original square = s.
When folded the rectangle has a perimeter of 2s+2*.5s=3s
3s=18cm
s=6
6^2=36 sq cm Area of the original square.
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Ed
