SOLUTION: The area of a rectangle is 440 square cm. What are the possible dimensions?

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Question 297550: The area of a rectangle is 440 square cm. What are the possible dimensions?
Found 2 solutions by richwmiller, TakeishaM:
Answer by richwmiller(17219) About Me  (Show Source):
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Any two numbers whose product is 440.
11*40
220*2
110*4
55*8

Answer by TakeishaM(13) About Me  (Show Source):
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Area of rectangle is found by multiplying its length by its width.
Find numbers you can multiple together to get 440. Start by dividing 440 by different whole numbers. For example 440/2 = 220 so one possible dimension is 2 and 220. 440/5 = 88 so another possible dimension is 5 and 88.