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The perimeter of a rectangle is 48 in. if the length is twice the width, what is the length of the rectangle?

a.64 in.
b.16 in.
c.8 in.
d.4 in.

User Plaureano
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B. 16

if the length of each side is 16in, the total length would be 32in.
(16 x 2 = 32)
because the length is equal to twice the width, divide 32 by 2
(32/2 = 16)

16 + 32 = 48



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