Question

the distance around tims rectangulr book is 48 centimeters the length of each longer side is 14 cm what is the length of each shorter side show your work for grade 2

Answer 1

let the length of each shorter side be x

length of longer side= x+14

2(x+14) + 2x = 48

2x + 28 + 2x = 48

4x + 28 = 48

4x = 48-28

4x = 20

x = 5

shorter side = 5cm