SOLUTION:
Case: Perimeter of composite shapes.
The Perimeter of any shape is the sum of all the sides of the shape
Given: An composite shapes of rectangles. Perimeter of 80.5ft and sides with other lengths.
Required: To find the value of the missing side
Method:
Let the missing side be x
Perimeter = sum of all the sides
80.5ft = 8.3 ft+ 6.7 ft+6.7 ft+6.7 ft+6.7 ft+2.5 ft+2.5 ft+6.7 ft+6.7 ft+10.1 ft+10.1 ft+ x
80.5 = 73.7 + x
x= 80.5 - 73.7
x= 6.8
Final answer:
The missing side is 6.8 ft long