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The area of a poster is 24 square feet. The perimeter is 20 feet. What are the dimensions of the poster?

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Explanation:

Perimeter = l + l + w + w = 20

2 l + 2w = 20

l + w = 10 ======> l = 10-w

Area = l * w = 24 sub in the definition of l (above)

24 = (10-w) * w

-w^2 + 10w - 24 = 0 Use quadratic formula (or factoring)

to find l and w = 4 and 6 ft

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