One side of rectangle is 3 inches shorter than the other side, the perimeter is 54 inches. what are the dimensions of the rectangle? which of the following equations could be used to solve the problem? 2x+2 (x-3) = 54. 2x+2x-3=54. 2x-3=54.

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Maddison Harvey

29 April, 05:27

One side of rectangle is 3 inches shorter than the other side, the perimeter is 54 inches. what are the dimensions of the rectangle? which of the following equations could be used to solve the problem? 2x+2 (x-3) = 54. 2x+2x-3=54. 2x-3=54.

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Emiliano Massey · Answer 1

It would be

2x+2 (x-3) = 54

because you don't know the actual length of any of the sides, but you do know the perimeter. since it's a rectangle, you have 2 pairs of equal lengths. one is 'x', and the other is 3 less than 'x' (x-3)