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The perimeter of a stop sign is 99.2 inches. Each side of the stop sign is equal.

Write and solve an equation to find the measurement of one side of the stop sign n.

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Answer: The equation can be written as 8n = 99.2.

Explanation:

In my answer, I used the variable n to distinguish itself as one side of the stop sign. 99.2 is the final perimeter in inches.

A stop sign is an octagonal shape (otherwise, it is made up of 8 equal sides). Therefore, with this information, you can interpret that the length of one side would be equal to the length of all of the other sides.

Hence, the answer can be represented as 8n = 99.2.

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