SOLUTION: the perimeter of a rectangle is 26 meters and the base is 10 meters. What is the area of the rectangle?

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Question 790176: the perimeter of a rectangle is 26 meters and the base is 10 meters. What is the area of the rectangle?
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The sum of the width and the length is one-half of the perimeter. The area is the length times the width.

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