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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?

User Niken
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Answer:

The length of the shorter side is 6 meters.

Explanation:

72 = x+x+5x+5x

72 = 12x

6 = x

User Rezwan
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6 meters

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