Question 597690
Hi, there---
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AREA is the space inside the rectangle. The formula for the area of a rectangle is width times height, or W*L, so the area A is
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{{{A=W*L}}} 
{{{A=(7)(37)}}}
{{{A=259}}}
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The area of the rectangle is 259 square feet.
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The PERIMETER is the distance around the outside of the rectangle. A rectangle has two sides of equal width and two sides of equal length, so the formula fo the perimeter P is
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{{{P=W+W+L+L=2W+2L}}}
{{{P=2*7+2*37}}}
{{{P=14+74}}}
{{{P=88}}}
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The perimeter is 88 feet.
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I hope this helps!
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Ms.Figgy
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