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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?

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u have to divide 8 and 2 which is 4
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Answer:

  • 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
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