Asked by reid

the area of a rectangular rug is 24 square feet. The perimeter is 28 feet. What are the dimensions of the rug?
Answered by Ciara
you don't have choice ? 4 ft and 6ft
Answered by Ms. Sue
Let's look at the factors of 24

2 * 12
3 * 8
4 * 6

Now plug those numbers into this formula.

P = 2L + 2W

Which of those factors fits for the perimeter?

Answered by Ms. Sue
Ciara -- 4 and 6 don't fit the dimensions for 28 feet perimeter.

Answered by reid
Thank you ms sue. i was really confused because i was thinking about multiplyong by 2 and adding together
Answered by Ms. Sue
You're welcome, Reid.
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