Question

9) Sandra cut a piece of fabric in half to create two congruent rectangles that were each 8 feet long and 2 feet wide. What was the area of the original piece of fabric in square feet?

Answer 1

u have to divide 8 and 2 which is 4

Answer 2

• 32 ft²

Explanation:

Area of the cut rectangle:

• A = lw = 8*2 = 16 ft²

The area of the original fabric is twice the cut one:

• 16*2 = 32 ft²