SOLUTION: Find the perimeter and area of a rectangle with width 5 centimeters and length 16 centimeters.

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Question 317217: Find the perimeter and area of a rectangle with width 5 centimeters and length
16 centimeters.
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Perimeter of a rectangle is given by:
P=2w + 2l

P = 2(5) + 2(16)
P = 10 + 32
P = 42

Area of a rectangle is given by:
A=l*w

A = 16*5
A = 80

So Perimeter is 42 cm and Area is 80 cm^2.