Question

Leah is masking a picture frame. The perimeter of her picture is 24 inches and the area is35 square inches. What are the lengths of the picture sides?

Answer 1

They are 5 and 7
5+5+7+7=24
5•7=35

Answer 2

The sides are 7 inches and 5 inches. To get the perimeter, it's 7 +7 +5 + 5, which equals 24, and then 7 x 5 = 35 for the area.