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Ben has an old rectangular banner that is 2 feet by 12 feet. He wants to make a new banner with the same area, but with different dimensions. The area of the banner is 24 square feet .

Which dimensions could Ben use?


A.
L = 20 feet; W = 4 feet

B.
L = 12 feet; W = 12 feet

C.
L = 6 feet; W = 3 feet

D.
L = 8 feet; W = 3 feet

Respuesta :

Hello, there!

He could use answer D. 8 feet by 3 feet.

The formula for area of a rectangle is L * W = A

The length is 8 and and the width is height

8 * 3 = A

8 * 3 = 24

Therefore, the answer is D.


I hope helped!

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~ Zoe