The rectangle below has a total perimeter of 125 cm: picture of a rectangle with a width of 5 Write an equation and solve it to find the length of the longer side of the rectangle.

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The rectangle below has a total perimeter of 125 cm:

picture of a rectangle with a width of 5

Write an equation and solve it to find the length of the longer side of the rectangle.

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Perimeter of a rectangle = (2×Length) + (2×Width)
125= 2L+2(5)
125=2L +10
125-10 = 2L
115=2L
L =115÷2
L=57.5

Patrick RoDee answered Jul 10, 2018

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