The length of a triangle is 3 times it width. The perimeter of the rectangle is 48. How do you find its area?

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Answer 1 · 2016-02-26T21:31:10

Write an equation to represent the situation.

Assuming the width is x, and the length 3x.

#x + x + 3x + 3x = 48#

#8x = 48#

#x = 6#

The rectangle measures 6 by 18. The formula for area of a rectangle is #L xx W#

#A = L xx W#

#A = 18 xx 6#

#A = 108#

The rectangle has an area of 108.

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