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When a certain rectangle is divided in half, two squares are formed. If each of these squares has perimeter 48, what is the perimeter of the original rectangle?

(A) 96
(B) 72
(C) 36
(D) 24
(E) 12
Instead of trying to deal with half a rectangle per the prompt, double a square.

Draw two connected squares to form a rectangle. Label each square's side "12."

See figure below (and visualize a vertical line down the middle, and on the right hand side, where both lines obviously equal 12).

At that point it is easy to see that the rectangle has two sides of 24 each and two sides of 12 each.

Perimeter of rectangle:

24 + 24 + 12 + 12 = 72

Answer B

______12______|______12______|
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