A rectangle is formed by placing two identical squares side by side The perimeter of the rectangle is 42 cm. What is the total area of the squares?

98 cm²

Step-by-step explanation:

If two squares were placed side by side to create this rectangle, that means that the longer side is two times and long as the shorter side.

Assuming the length of the smaller side is x, the relevant equation would be:

2x + 2x + x + x = 42

6x = 42

x = 42 / 6

x = 7cm

Longer side is:

=  2 * 7

= 14 cm

Area of the squares = Length * Width

= 7 * 7

= 98 cm²

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