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AMC 8 1989 Problem 24

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Suppose a square piece of paper is folded in half vertically. The folded paper is then cut in half along the dashed line. Three rectangles are formed-a large one and two small ones. What is the ratio of the perimeter of one of the small rectangles to the perimeter of the large rectangle? (A) 12(B) 23(C) 34(D) 45(E) 56\text{(A)}\ \frac{1}{2} \text{(B)}\ \frac{2}{3} \text{(C)}\ \frac{3}{4} \text{(D)}\ \frac{4}{5} \text{(E)}\ \frac{5}{6}

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