Square has a side length of (x-5). If the perimeter is 24, what is the value of x? *

Mathematics

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san4es73 [151]3 years ago

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Answer:

11 units

Step-by-step explanation:

hey there,

< A square has 4 sides that are all always equal to each other. The perimeter is all the sides summed up together. That means (for example), if one side of the square is 2 cm, then we know that the perimeter is 8 cm, because 2 + 2 + 2 + 2 = 8 (or 2×4=8).

Here we are given that one side is equal to "x-5". Pretend that is a number and solve as I did just right above:

(x-5)×4 = 4x -20

Now we know that the perimeter is (4x-20) units (when you don't know what the units are then just put "units").

We also know that the perimeter can be a number which is 24. That means these two values are equal to each other.

4x-20 = 24

Now solve! Bring x to one side, and all the numbers to the other side.

4x = 44

x = 11

We now know that the value of one side of the square (x) is equal to 11 units. >

Hope this helped! Feel free to ask anything else.

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