SOLUTION: a square plywood platform has a perimeter which is 11 times the length of a side, decreased by 14. Find the length of a side.
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Question 260955: a square plywood platform has a perimeter which is 11 times the length of a side, decreased by 14. Find the length of a side.
Answer by drk(1908) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let perimeter of square = 4s.
a square plywood platform has a perimeter which is 11 times the length of a side, decreased by 14.
translates as
4s = 11s - 14
subtract 11s to get
-7s = -14
divide by -7 to get
s = 2
each side is 2 units
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