SOLUTION: 1. The ratio of the side lengths of a quadrilateral is 6:2:3:7, and its perimeter is 126 meters. What is the length of the shortest side?

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Question 394347: 1. The ratio of the side lengths of a quadrilateral is 6:2:3:7, and its perimeter is 126 meters. What is the length of the shortest side?
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Let represent a proportional unit. Then



Solve for and then multiply by 2.

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