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The lengths of the sides of a quadrilateral are 4 consecutive even integers.

The perimeter of the quadrilateral is 20 inches.



What is the length of the longest side?

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Answer: 8 inches

Explanation:

A quadrilateral is a shape with four sides. Since the lengths of the sides of the quadrilateral are 4 consecutive even integers, let them be represented by a, a+2, a+4 and a+6.

We then equate the side to the perimeter. This will be:

a + a+2 + a+4 + a+6 = 20

4a + 12 = 20

4a = 20 - 12

4a = 8

a = 8/4

a = 2 inches

The length of the longest side will be:

= a + 6

= 2 + 6

= 8 inches

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