Question

The perimeter of the rectangle is 20\text{ cm}20 cm20, start text, space, c, m, end text. One side is 6\,\text{cm}6cm6, start text, c, m, end text long. What is the length of the missing side?

Answer 1

Answer: The lenght of the missing side is 4 cm

Explanation:

The correct question is:

The perimeter of the rectangle is 20cm . One side is 6cm. What is the length of the missing side?

So, to answer it we have to apply the next formula:

Perimeter of a rectangle = 2 width + 2 length

Replacing with the values given: (assuming that the side given is the length of the rectangle)

20 = 2(6) + 2x

Solving for x:

20 =12 +2x

20-12 =2x

8 =2x

8/2 =x

4=x

The length of the missing side is 4 cm

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