SOLUTION: The longer side of a rectangle is 15cm.The shorter side is 3/5 of the longer side. Find the perimeter of the rectangle?

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Question 762849: The longer side of a rectangle is 15cm.The shorter side is 3/5 of the longer side. Find the perimeter of the rectangle?
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The longer side of a rectangle is 15cm.The shorter side is 3/5 of the longer side. Find the perimeter of the rectangle?
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Shorter side:
(3/5)15
(3)3
9cm
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Perimeter = 2(15+9)
Perimeter = 2(24)
Perimeter = 48 cm