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CEMC Gauss (Grade 8), 2010

Algebra Difficulty 1.0 Junior Find the answer Canada

The area of a rectangle is $12$ . Each of its side lengths is a whole number. What is the smallest possible perimeter of this rectangle?

(A) $24$ (B) $48$ (C) $26$ (D) $14$ (E) $16$

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