Question

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The length of a rectangular deck is 3 times its width. If the deck’s perimeter is 16 feet, what is the deck’s area?

Answer 1

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Answer 2

Answer:

let

the width of rectangular deck is L. m

A/C questions

Length of rectangular deck is 3L

the perimeter of rectangular deck is 16 m (given )

2(L+B) = 16m

=> 2( 3L +L) = 16 m

therefore

L= 2 m

Now the area of rectangular deck is

L×B = (3×2)× 2

area of deck = 12metre square