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The perimeter of a pig pen is 160m. If the width is 30m, what is the length

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Answer:

50 meters

Explanation:

Perimeter is the sum of all the sides. Since a rectangle has 4 sides, that means that there are 2 length sides and 2 width sides.

First, we need to see how long the width sides are when they are added together. Since the pen is a rectangle, they will be the same length.

30+30=60

Now, we subtract that from the total perimeter.

160-60=100

We are left with 100 meters, but that represents both length sides. To find the length of one side, we must divide 100 by 2.

100/2=50 meters

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