Question

The perimeter of a rectangle is 32 units. Its width is 6 units. What is the area of the rectangle?

Answer 1

`60` units squared

Explanation:

To find the area of the rectangle (`l*w`, where `w` represents the width and `l` represents the length), we first need to find the length

Perimeter of a rectangle: `2l+2w=32`

`2l+2*6=32 rarr` Plug 6 in for the width and 32 in for the perimeter

`2l+12=32`

`2l=20`

`l=10 rarr` The length is 10 units

To find the area: multiply length (10) by width (6)

`10*6=60`