Question

The perimeter of a rectangle is 40 cm and the base is 12 cm. What is it's area?

Answer 1

96 cm square is the area of the rectangle

Explanation:

40 cm = 2 * 12cm + 2* x

= 24 cm + 2x

2x = 40 - 24

= 16

x = 8

Thus the length is 8 cm.

Therefore,

Area = 8cm * 12cm

= 96 cm square