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The Few's are building a new home. One of the bedroom closets has an area of 48 square feet and a perimeter of 32 feet. What are the length and width of the closet using whole numbers?

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Length x Width=Area
2Length + 2Width=perimeter
find the multiples of 48 and substitute the answers into the equation, if they equal the same number, that is the answer.
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