SOLUTION: The sum of the measures of two consecutive sides of a parallelogram is 24cm find its perimeter?

Question 553018: The sum of the measures of two consecutive sides of a parallelogram is 24cm find its perimeter?
Answer by rapaljer(4671) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The sum of two consecutive sides is exactly halfway around the parallelogram, so, just double the 24 cm. The answer is 48 cm.

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