Question

Can someone please help explain this?​

Answer 1

50%

Explanation:

I'll make images to demonstrate it better. If the length of a rectangle is 6 units and the width is 4 units, it looks like the attached screenshot. This means that the current perimeter is 6 + 6 + 4 + 4, which equals 20.

If the sides are reduced by 50%, it means they are cut in half. The new rectangle looks like the other attached screenshot, and the new perimeter is 3 + 3 + 2 + 2, which equals 10.

The last sentence is asking what percent the new perimeter is of the old perimeter. 10 is 50% of 20, so the final answer is 50%.

Answer 2

The sides are reduced by half so the perimeter is too

Explanation:

6 and 4 become 3 and 2 in this new figure so the perimeter too is cut in half