The width of the rectangular sandbox is 6 m and the length is 2 cm more than its width. Find the area and perimeter of this sandbox.

Answer: the area of the sandbox is 48 m²; the perimeter is 28 cm.
A rectangle has equal opposite sides.
1. If the width of the sandbox is 6 m and its length is 2 cm longer, then the length will be:
6 + 2 = 8 m.
2. The area of a rectangle is defined as the product of its length and width. So the area of the sandbox is:
6 * 8 = 48 m².
3. The perimeter of a rectangle, like any polygon, is the sum of the lengths of all available sides. Thus, the perimeter of the sandbox will be:
6 + 6 + 8 + 8 = 28 m.