SOLUTION: find the area and perimeter of rectangle that measures 7 feet wide and 37 feet long

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Question 597690: find the area and perimeter of rectangle that measures 7 feet wide and 37 feet long
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Hi, there---
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AREA is the space inside the rectangle. The formula for the area of a rectangle is width times height, or W*L, so the area A is
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A=W%2AL
A=%287%29%2837%29
A=259
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The area of the rectangle is 259 square feet.
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The PERIMETER is the distance around the outside of the rectangle. A rectangle has two sides of equal width and two sides of equal length, so the formula fo the perimeter P is
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P=W%2BW%2BL%2BL=2W%2B2L
P=2%2A7%2B2%2A37
P=14%2B74
P=88
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The perimeter is 88 feet.
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I hope this helps!
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