SOLUTION: A wire is first bent into the shape of a square. Each side of the square is 8cm long. Then the wire is unbent and reshaped into a rectangle. If the length of the rectangle is

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Question 922657: A wire is first bent into the shape of a square. Each side of the square is
8cm
long. Then the wire is unbent and reshaped into a rectangle. If the length of the rectangle is
10cm
, what is its width?
Answer by rfer(16322) About Me  (Show Source):
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total length 32cm
2(10)+2x=32
x=(32-20)/2
x=6