Section D Section D Checkpoint

Problem 1

A rectangular garden has an area of 21 square yards. What could be the side lengths of the garden? Explain or show your reasoning.

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Solution

Sample response: 3 yards wide and 7 yards long since 3×7=213 \times 7 = 21.

Problem 2

Lin drew a rectangle with a perimeter of 34 centimeters. The width of the rectangle is 6 cm.

  1. What is the length of the rectangle?
  2. What is the area of the rectangle?
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Solution
  1. 11 cm
  2. 66 square centimeters