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The perimeter of Macy's rectangular room is 40 feet. Two sides of the room measure 8 feet. How long are the other two sides?

The perimeter of Macy's rectangular room is 40 feet. Two sides of the room measure 8 feet. How long are the other two sides?
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The perimeter of Macy's rectangular room is 40 feet. Two sides of the room measure 8 feet. How long are the other two sides?

User Sergey Kucher
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the side oppoiste to the 8 ft side must also = 8 feet
which is a total of 16 feet

so the other 2 side measure (40-16) / 2 = 12 feet
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