In both problems, the sum of side lengths is the perimeter. Opposite sides of a parallelogram (or rectangle) are equal in length, so you can find the perimeter by doubling the sum of adjacent sides.

25. 2(x +(x +15)) = (x +45) +(x +40) +(x +25)
.. 4x +30 = 3x +110 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . simplify
.. x = 80 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . subtract 3x+30
.. 4x +30 = 4*80 +30 = 240
The perimeter of each is 240 units.

26. 2(x +(x +2)) = (x) +(x +6) +(x +4)
.. 4x +4 = 3x +10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . simplify
.. x = 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . subtract 3x+4
.. 4x +4 = 4*6 +4 = 28
The perimeter of each is 28 units.

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3 years ago

An open box is formed from a rectangular piece of cardboard, whose length is 3 inches more than it's width, by cutting 3 inch sq

Feliz [49]

3+264-2=265 inches

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3 years ago

Three plus the reciprocal of a number equals 7 divided by that number. What is the number?

tester [92]

3+1/x *x = 7/x*x
3x+1 = 7
3x+1-1=7-1
3x=6
3x/3 =6/3
x =2

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3 years ago