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B is 16-3

Find the missing dimension (in feet) if B is 16 - ft and A is 6 ft. (Enter your answer as a simplified proper fraction or simplified
mixed number.)
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B is 16-3 Find the missing dimension (in feet) if B is 16 - ft and A is 6 ft. (Enter-example-1
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The missing dimension is 8 feet. If B is 16 feet and A is 6 2/8 feet, then A is 8 feet.

The missing dimension in the image is 8 feet.

We can find this by adding up the lengths of the other two sides.

The length of side A is 6 2/8 feet, which is equal to 6 + 2/8 = 6 + 1/4 = 25/4 feet.

The length of side B is 16 feet.

Therefore, the total length of the three sides is 25/4 + 16 = 89/4 feet.

Dividing both sides by 4, we get 89/4 / 4 = 22 1/4 feet.

This means that the missing dimension is 22 1/4 feet - 25/4 feet = 8 feet.

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We can also solve this problem algebraically by letting the missing dimension be equal to x.

Then, we can write the following equation:

x + 25/4 + 16 = 89/4

Combining like terms, we get:

x + 41/4 = 89/4

Subtracting 41/4 from both sides, we get:

x = 89/4 - 41/4

Dividing both sides by 4, we get:

x = 22 1/4 feet

Therefore, the missing dimension is 8 feet.

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