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The area of a rectangle is 10 cm^2. one side of the rectangle is x cm. express the perimeter of the rectangle in terms of x and show that this rectangle cannot have a perimeter of 12 cm. the perimeter of the rectangle in terms of x is __ cm

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To decrease an amount by 16% what single multiplier would you use