The perimeter of the rectangle is 24 cm, and the area is 32 cm squared. Determine what is the length and width?

The perimeter of a rectangle is calculated by adding the lengths of all its sides. The area of a rectangle, in turn, is found as the product of its length and width.
We know that the area of this rectangle is 32 cm2. Therefore, the sides can be equal: 32 cm and 1 cm (does not fit), 16 cm and 2 cm (does not fit), 8 cm and 4 cm.
Consider what the perimeter will be if the sides of the rectangle are 8 cm and 4 cm:
P = 8 cm + 4 cm + 8 cm + 4 cm = 24 cm.
Answer: the length and width of the rectangle are 4 cm and 8 cm.