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The perimeter of a rectangle is 32 inches. The area of the rectangle is 48 inches. Find the dimensions of the rectangle.

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So just think of all the factors of 48. 1 x 48, 2 x 24, 3 x 16, 4 x 12, 6 x 8. So just count the sums of the numbers in the multiplication operations and multiply by 2. So it's 4 x 12.
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hello here is a solution : 
The perimeter of a rectangle is 32 inches. The area of the rectangle is 48 inches-example-1
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