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A rectangular cracker has a length of 5 centimeters and an area f 20 square centimeters. Find its perimeter.

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Answer:

18cm

Explanation:

We have the length of the rectangle but we need to find the width which we'll call w. Area is a, l is length.

a = l * w

20 = 5 * w

divide both sides by 5 to cancel the multiplication by 5 on the right side

4 = w

The rectangle is going to have two sides that are the length of l, and two sides that are the the length of w. We're looking for the perimiter p.

p = 2l + 2w

p = (2 * 5) + (2 * 4)

p = 18

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