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One side of a rectangle is five times as long as the other side. If the perimeter is 72 meters, what is the length of the shorte

r side?

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Natali5045456 [20]4 years ago

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Answer:

The length of the shorter side is 6 meters.

Step-by-step explanation:

72 = x+x+5x+5x

72 = 12x

6 = x

Yakvenalex [24]4 years ago

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6 meters

72 = x+x+5x+5x
72 = 12x
6 = x
the shorter side is 6 meters

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