Question

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 shorter side?

Answer 1

The length of the shorter side is 6 meters.

Explanation:

72 = x+x+5x+5x

72 = 12x

6 = x

Answer 2

6 meters

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