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The width of a rectangular rug is 6 feet if the perimeter is 24 feet what is the area of the rug?

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Answer:

36 feet squared

Explanation:

Finding the perimeter of an object is adding all of the sides together. If the width of the rug is 6 feet then we know that there are two sides that length. Add those together.

6 feet + 6 feet = 12 feet

You would subtract the number you get from the perimeter.

24 feet - 12 feet = 12 feet

And then divide the number by the number of sides left, 2, to get each of their lengths.

12 feet / 2 feet = 6 feet

To find the area of a rectangle you multiply length times width, which in this case both are 6 feets.

6 feet x 6 feet = 36 feet squared

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