A table is 9 feet long and has a perimeter of 24 feet. What is the area of the top of the table?

Answer 1

Is this a rectangular table?

Let us assume it is a rectangular table.

Recall that perimeter of a rectangle is the sum of all the sides, P= (2 l+2w) - here l is given as 9ft, P = 24 ft.

So we have,

24 = 2(9) + 2*w

24 = 18 +2w

From this you can get the width, w, of the table

When you have the length and width you can calculate area using A = l*w

I would let you do the solving part.

Hope this helps!