Asked by Sheila
                A square is folded in half to form a rectangle. If the resulting rectangle has a perimeter of 15 inches,what is the are of the original square?HELP...please?
            
            
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                    Answered by
            Anonymous
            
    15=2(s+(s/2))
15=2s+s
15=3s
s=5in
A=s^2
    
15=2s+s
15=3s
s=5in
A=s^2
                    Answered by
            Ms. Sue
            
    With a little trial and error, I figured that the dimensions of the rectangle are 2.5 by 5
That means that the original square has 5 inches on each side.
Take it from there.
    
That means that the original square has 5 inches on each side.
Take it from there.
                    Answered by
            CeCe 4gr
            
    15x4=60 or 15x5=75. 
I'm not sure?
    
I'm not sure?
                    Answered by
            Ms. Sue
            
    CeCe -- please do not post answers when you don't know!  You're just confusing other students.
    
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