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15 April, 18:01

Two inches are cut off one side of a square board and three inches are added to an adjacent side. The resulting rectangle has a perimeter of 54 inches. What were the dimensions of the original square?

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  1. 15 April, 21:07
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    Answer: 53

    Step-by-step explanation:

    The original square had a dimension of x and x was reduced by 2 which means x-2 and 3 was added so the formula will be x-2+3=54 and to work that out you have to do it backwards.

    54-3=51

    51+2=53

    So the original dimension was 53inches
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