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A rectangle has an area of 72 square inches and a width of 9 inches what is its perimeter?​

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Answer:

34 inches.

Explanation:

In order to ger perimeter you need to find the value of all sides. We know one side is 9 inches. To find the other side length you divide the area by the side length (72/9=8). This is because the formula for area is length times width. To find permiter you add all the side lengths together. A rectangle has 4 sides, so you would do 9+9+8+8

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