Question
Riordan has a rectangular piece of paper measuring 51 cm by 25 cm as shown in Figure 1. He cuts out a square from the paper and shifts it to the side of the remaining piece of paper to create a new figure as shown in Figure 2. There is no overlapping of the 2 pieces of paper. Figure 2 has a perimeter of 164 cm. What is the area of the square that was cutout?
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Riordan has a rectangular piece of paper measuring 51 cm by 25 cm as shown in Figure 1. He cuts out a square from the paper and shifts it to the side of the remaining piece of paper to create a new figure as shown in Figure 2. There is no overlapping of the 2 pieces of paper. Figure 2 has a perimeter of 164 cm. What is the area of the square that was cutout?