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Gabrielle cut a square cake vertically to make two rectangle slices. Each rectangle had a perimeter of 33 inches. How long is each side of the original square cake?

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Answer:

11 inches

Explanation:

Perimeter of each rectangle = 33 inches

The square cake is cut in half

which means two half sides would equal one whole side.

2 × 1/2 = 1

The two "halves" in the smaller rectangle would equal one whole side + the two whole sides in the smaller rectangle

1 + 2 = 3

Each side of the original square cake = 33 inches / 3

= 11 inches

Each side of the original square cake = 11 inches

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