SOLUTION: If you have 24 1-cm by 1-cm squares that are used to tile a rectangle. Which rectangle has the smallest perimeter and Which rectangle has the largest perimeter?

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Question 45781: If you have 24 1-cm by 1-cm squares that are used to tile a rectangle. Which rectangle has the smallest perimeter and Which rectangle has the largest perimeter?
Answer by checkley71(8403) About Me  (Show Source):
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24 I CM SQUARES CAN BE ARRANGED WITH THE SMALLEST PERIMETER THUS 4 BY 6 OR 20 CM IS THE SMALLEST PERIMETER.
THE LARGEST PERIMETER IS 1 BY 24 OR 50 CM