SOLUTION: a rectangle has a width of 12cm and a perimeter of 36 cm. what is it's area?

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Question 598145: a rectangle has a width of 12cm and a perimeter of 36 cm. what is it's area?
Answer by unlockmath(1688) About Me  (Show Source):
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Hello,
Let's first figure out the Length. It is 6 cm.
Now we can figure out the area which is width times length:
6(12)= 72 square cm
Make sense?
RJ
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