Question

50 POINTS!!! HELP!!!

The short sides of a rectangle are 2 inches. The long sides of the same rectangle are three less than an unknown number of inches.

Suppose the area of this rectangle is less than 12 square inches. Which of the following numbers could be the value of the unknown number? Select all that apply.

(You can choose more than one)

O 8 inches
O 6 inches
O 2 inches
O 10 inches
O 4 inches

Answer 1

the other person is correct

Explanation:

Answer 2

Answer: 10 and 4 inches

The long sides are 5inches each. 5 is 3 less than 8.

If this isn’t right I don’t know what is because there are no answer choices for the perimeter.