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Area and volume SAT question
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A rectangle has a length of and a width of . What is the perimeter of the rectangle?
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Choice C is correct. The perimeter of a quadrilateral is the sum of the lengths of its four sides. It's given that the rectangle has a length of and a width of . It follows that the rectangle has two sides with length and two sides with length . Therefore, the perimeter of the rectangle is , or .
Choice A is incorrect. This is the sum of the lengths of the two sides with length , not the sum of the lengths of all four sides of the rectangle.
Choice B is incorrect. This is the sum of the lengths of the two sides with length , not the sum of the lengths of all four sides of the rectangle.
Choice D is incorrect. This is the perimeter of a rectangle that has four sides with length , not two sides with length and two sides with length .
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