Two congruent squares are joined to make a rectangle. the perimeter of the rectangle is 96 cm.

what is the area of the rectangle?

a.
256 cm2

b.
512 cm2

c.
288 cm2

d.
144 cm2

2 over 5

step-by-step explanation:

the 2: 3 ratio is the length of the ac segment to the cb segment total length. this implies that the ratio between segment ac length and segment ab length is 2: 5. point c is 2/5 from a to b, so the required fraction is 2/5.