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Advanced MathMediumPerimeter of a rectangle from its area

Advanced Math practice question

A rectangle's length is 3 times its width, and its area is 108 square units. What is the perimeter of the rectangle?

Answer: 48

3w² = 108 gives w = 6 and length 18, so the perimeter is 2(6 + 18) = 48.

Common wrong answers

If you answered 6
6 is the width.
If you answered 24
24 is the sum of the length and width.
If you answered 36
36 uses a width of 6 and a length of 12.

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