The short sides of a rectangle are 2 inches. The long sides of the same rectangle are three less than a certain number of inches
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Let x = red
Let 0.5x = green
Let (x) + (0.5x) = 1.5x = blue
Let 0.5(1.5x) = 0.75x = yellow
Let 0.75x + 4 = brown
Use this value to calculate the other required numbers.
red = 28
green = 0.5x = 0.5(28) = 14
blue = 1.5x = 1.5(28) = 42
yellow = 0.75x = 0.75(28) = 21
brown = 0.75x + 4 = 0.75(28) + 4 = 25
Let 0.5x = green
Let (x) + (0.5x) = 1.5x = blue
Let 0.5(1.5x) = 0.75x = yellow
Let 0.75x + 4 = brown
Use this value to calculate the other required numbers.
red = 28
green = 0.5x = 0.5(28) = 14
blue = 1.5x = 1.5(28) = 42
yellow = 0.75x = 0.75(28) = 21
brown = 0.75x + 4 = 0.75(28) + 4 = 25
You then would eliminate 6, by adding 6 to both sides
Then you want all of the X's on the same side, so you subtract 2x from both sides.
Then to isolate the X, you divide by 2
The answer is x=2