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A wire is first bent into the shape of a square. Each side of the square is 5in long. Then the wire is unbent and reshaped into a rectangle. If the length of the rectangle is 7in, what is its width?

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The answer is 3 inches, enjoy :)
User Arter
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Answer:

3 in.

Explanation:

5x5=20

7x2=14

20-14=6

6 divided by 2=3

Hope this helped

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