SOLUTION: A rectangle has a perimeter of 36cm. The length is twice the width. What is the area of this shape

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Question 799000: A rectangle has a perimeter of 36cm. The length is twice the width. What is the area of this shape
Answer by Finavon(81) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let width = w
length=2w
perimeter=2*w + 2*2w = 6w = 36
w=6cm
rectangle is 6 cm by 12 cm
area is 72 sq cm