PERIMETERS IN SQUARES Perimeter is the distance around the boundary of a shape.
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© R. I . C.Publ i cat i ons •f orr evi ew pur posesonl y• The perimeter of each rectangle is 48 cm. 2. A larger sheet of paper has been folded into thirds and then cut along each fold to make three rectangles.
The perimeter of each rectangle is 50 m. What was the perimeter of the original square of plastic?
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