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Two congruent squares are joined to make a rectangle. The perimeter of the rectangle is 96 cm.


What is the area of the rectangle?


A.

256 cm2


B.

512 cm2


C.

288 cm2


D.

144 cm2

Verified Answer :

D.
144 cm2
Two congruent squares are joined to make a rectangle. The perimeter of the rectangle is 96 cm. 

What is the area of the rectangle?

answer is C.
288 cm2

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96 / 2 = 48

each square has side = 12

so new rectangle has L = 24, W = 12

A = 12 x 24 = 288