SOLUTION: A rectangle 24 meters long has the same area as a square that is 12 meters on a side. What are the dimensions of the rectangle?

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Question 9476: A rectangle 24 meters long has the same area as a square that is 12 meters on a side. What are the dimensions of the rectangle?
Answer by huntingmaster325(15) About Me  (Show Source):
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start with what the fraction is of 12 of 24
12 is 1/2 of 24 so the other side of the retangle is 1\2 the square other side so the side of the retangle is 6 for its half of 12.
the Length is 24 and the width is 6 of the retangle