standard_description: Solve two-step word problems using the four operations. Represent these problems using equations with a letter standing for the unknown quantity. Assess the reasonableness of answers using mental computation and estimation strategies including rounding. (This standard is limited to problems posed with whole numbers and having whole number answers; students should know how to perform operations in the conventional order when there are no parentheses to specify a particular order (Order of Operations).)
problem_activity: Problem 1
a.   Create as many rectangles as you can with an area of 12 square units. Find the perimeter of each rectangle that you created. Then record the length, width, area, and perimeter of each rectangle in the table below:
| **                Length (units)               ** | **                Width (units)               ** | **                Area (square units)               ** | **                Perimeter (units)               ** |
|---------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|
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b.   What do you notice about the rectangles you created? What do you wonder?
Problem 2
What is the greatest perimeter you can make with a rectangle that has an area of 24 square units?


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