SOLUTION: If a rectangle has a perimeter of 46 inches and a width of 8 inches, what is the area of the rectangle?

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Question 624930: If a rectangle has a perimeter of 46 inches and a width of 8 inches, what is the area of the rectangle?
Answer by prateekagrawal(56) About Me  (Show Source):
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Width = 8
Perimeter = 2(length + width)
46 = 2(length + 8)
23 = length + 8
length = 15.
Hence area = 15*8 = 120 inches square.