Question

The newspaper, The Constellation, printed in 1859, had width 39 in and length 49 in. What was the perimeter? What was the area?

Answer 1

`p=176` in.
`A=1911` sq. in.

Explanation:

The perimeter of a rectangle is `p=2(l+w)`
where `l` is the length and `w` is the width.
`=> p=2(49+39)=176` in.

Area of a rectangle is `A=l*w`
`=> A=49*39=1911` sq. in.