SOLUTION: Side of parallelogram is 16 &3x+4find value of x

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Question 1002310: Side of parallelogram is 16 &3x+4find value of x
Answer by person24(13) About Me  (Show Source):
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I assume you mean that one side of a parallelogram is 16 and the other is 3x+4.
Since the two sides are parallel we know that they are both equal.
So 16=3x+4
Subtract 4
12=3x
Divide by 3
x=4
Hope that helps!