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A rectangular rug has a perimeter of 24 feet and an area of 27 square feet. What are the dimensions of the rug?

__feet by ___ feet

Answer 1

9 feet by 3 feet

Explanation:

9 x 3 = 27, so that gives you an area of 27.

9 + 9 + 3 + 3 = 24, so that gives you an area of 24.