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The perimeter of a rectangle is 64 units. Can the length x of the rectangle can be 20 units when its width y is 11 units?

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Answer:No, the rectangle cannot have x=20 and y=11 because x+y does not equal 64

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User Hetptis
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no it can't, because:
P= 2(l+w)
therefore if x=20
P=2(20+11)
P=62 does not equal to 64.
x must be 21 for the equation to be true.
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