SOLUTION: If the perimeter of a rectangle is 7 3/5 units. What is the value of x? The rectangle has 2 sides as x and 2 sides as x+4/5

Question 962116: If the perimeter of a rectangle is 7 3/5 units. What is the value of x? The rectangle has 2 sides as x and 2 sides as x+4/5
Answer by addingup(3677) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The rectangle has two short sides the problem calls x, these are the width
The rectangle has two long sides we will call L for length
And the problem says the long sides are 4/5 longer than x
We have:
2x+2L = 7 3/5 and since L= x+4/5:
2x+2(x+4/5)= 7 3/5 Multiply on the left
2x+2x+8/5= 7 3/5 Convert this mixed number to fraction
2x+2x+8/5= 38/5 Subtract 8/5 on both sides and add x on left
4x= 30/5 Simplify, 30 goes into 5 6 times (5*6= 30)
4x= 6 Divide both sides by 4
x= 6/4 Four goes into 6 one time and you have a remainder of 2
x= 1 2/4 2 Two and 4 are both divisible by 2:
x= 1 1/2

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