Length and width of a perimeter of 48 meters

Question

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Answer 1

There are INFINITELY many different combinations of length and width of a rectangle such that the perimeter equals exactly 48 m. No length can equal or exceed 24 m.

 

L = 23.9 m is one possibility; then W = 0.1 m.  A skinny rectangle (if width is aligned horizontally), for example.