SOLUTION: Draw and label 3 possible shapes that could have a perimeter of 80 cm

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Question 769638: Draw and label 3 possible shapes that could have a perimeter of 80 cm
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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Draw and label 3 possible shapes that could have a perimeter of 80 cm
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Perimeter = 2(length +width)
80 = 2(L +W)
L+W = 40
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Draw a rectangle:: Let L = 10 ; Let W = 30
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Draw a square:: Let L = 20 ; Let W = 20
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Draw a regular pentagon (5 sides)
Let each side be 80/5 = 15 cm
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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