The surface of a rectangular table has an area of 30 ft.² it’s perimeter is 26 feet what are the dimensions of the table

Answer 1

The above tutor is using correct formulas however the numbers she plugged in for perimeter formula are incorrect.

a=L X W 30=3x10 is correct

P= 2L+2w. 26=2x10+2x3

26=20+6

Answer 2

Hi Alexis,

The area of a rectangle is found by length times width. A= L x W

We know the area of the rectangle is 30 ft²

^{So lets look at the factors of 30:}

^{1 x 30}

^{2 x 15}

^{3 x 10}

^{5 x 6}

Perimeter is the sum of the sides. For a rectangle the formula would be P= L+L+W+W or P=2 (L+W)

So lets try the first factors

P = 2 (1+30)

P= 2 x 31

P = 62. That's not correct, since the problem states the perimeter = 26

Plug in the other factors to find the ones that fit the equation. That will give you your length and width of your table.

Hope that helps.