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A rectangular blanket's perimeter is 210 inches. If the long sides of the blanket measure 60 inches, what is the length of the shorter sides of the blanket?
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A rectangular blanket's perimeter is 210 inches. If the long sides of the blanket measure 60 inches, what is the length of the shorter sides of the blanket?

User Ankesh Anand
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The lengh of the shorter sides is 45 inches
User Cheesus Toast
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perimeter is going to be figured by using 2L + 2W

2(60) +2W = 210
120 +2W = 210
-120 -120

2W = 90
divde by 2 on both sides

W = 45

Length of the shorter sides are 45 inches.
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