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The area of a flower bed is 24 square feet. If the other sides were whole number demensions, how many lengths and widths are possible for the flower bed.

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Answer:

The possible combinations are (4 & 6) ,(8 &3), (2 &12), (24 &1)

Explanation:

The area of a flower bed is 24 square feet.

Now, the factors of 24 are 2 x 2 x 2 x 3.

Hence, if the other sides were whole number dimensions, then the possible combinations will be (4 & 6) ,(8 &3), (2 &12), (24 &1)

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