The long side of a box is 6 inches. That is 3 times the length of the short side. How long is the short side? PLEASE HELP NEED A

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jolli1 [7]

4 years ago

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The long side of a box is 6 inches. That is 3 times the length of the short side. How long is the short side? PLEASE HELP NEED A

SAP.....THANK YOU.
______inches.

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Montano1993 [528] · Answer 1 · 2022-01-13T14:38:38+03:00

Montano1993 [528]4 years ago

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Answer:

2 inches

Step-by-step explanation:

If the long side is 6 inches and it's 3x the length of the short side, then you need to divide the long side into 3 parts because the short side is 1/3 the length of the long side. This means that the short side is 2 inches.

DerKrebs [107] · Answer 2 · 2022-01-13T15:56:40+03:00

DerKrebs [107]4 years ago

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Answer:

Short side is 2 inches

I hope that helps. :)