Question

Davia draws a shape with 5 sides. Two sides are each 5 inches long. Two other sides are 4 incheslong. The perimeter of the shape is 27 inches. What is the length of the fifth side?

Answer 1

it would be 13 inches 

Answer 2

To find the 5th length, you first have to write out the equation for the perimeter of an irregular pentagon. P = s + s + s + s + s. 27 = 5 + 5 + 4 + 4 + x. After subtracting all numerical values from the right side to the left side, you get the fifth side as being 9 inches long.