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Judith is digging for sandstone at a geological site. She has 160 meters of rope and 4 stakes to mark off a rectangular area. Which set of dimensions will create a rectangle using all the rope Judith has
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Judith is digging for sandstone at a geological site. She has 160 meters of rope and 4 stakes to mark off a rectangular area. Which set of dimensions will create a rectangle using all the rope Judith has with her?

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the 2 lengths + 2 widths of the rectangle will equal 160 meters
So, for example, length = 50 m and width = 30m would fit the bill

2*50 + 2*30 = 160 m
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