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When asked to draw a rectangle of perimeter 40centimetres,children draw rectangles of various sizes.But, when asked to draw a rectangle of perimeter 40 centimetres, with length 6 centimetres more than the breadth, al1 children ended up with rectangles of the same size. Explain the reason.Also find the Iength and breadth of the second rectangle

For a 40 cm perimeter rectangle, we can find length and breadth as 6 cm , 14 cm ;  8 cm , 12 cm ; 5 cm, 15 cm etc.


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