Question

A house sits on a rectangular piece of land. Two of the sides measure 104 feet each. If all four sides add to 576 feet, how long is each of the other two sides? Write and solve an equation.

Answer 1

Each of the other side is 184 feet.

Explanation:

Given that:

Length of two sides each = 104 feet

Total length of all sides = 576 feet

Let,

x be the length of other one side.

Length of other two sides will be 2x.

Total length of sides = 2x + 2(104)

576 = 2x + 208

2x = 576 -208

2x = 368

Dividing both sides by 2

`(2x)/(2)=(368)/(2)\\x=184`

Hence,

Each of the other side is 184 feet.