Asked by Samir
Travis measures the perimeter of a sandbox.One of the sides is 8 feet long, and the perimeter is 24 feet.If all of the sides are the same length, what is the shape of the sandbox?
A.rhombus
B.pentagon
C.rectangle
D.equilateral triangle
A.rhombus
B.pentagon
C.rectangle
D.equilateral triangle
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Let x be the length of the other three sides.
The perimeter of a shape is the sum of the lengths of all its sides, so:
Perimeter = 8 + x + x + x
Simplifying this equation, we get:
Perimeter = 8 + 3x
We know that the perimeter is 24 feet, so:
24 = 8 + 3x
Subtracting 8 from both sides, we get:
16 = 3x
Dividing both sides by 3, we get:
x = 5.33 feet
Since all sides are the same length, the sandbox is a C. rectangle.
The perimeter of a shape is the sum of the lengths of all its sides, so:
Perimeter = 8 + x + x + x
Simplifying this equation, we get:
Perimeter = 8 + 3x
We know that the perimeter is 24 feet, so:
24 = 8 + 3x
Subtracting 8 from both sides, we get:
16 = 3x
Dividing both sides by 3, we get:
x = 5.33 feet
Since all sides are the same length, the sandbox is a C. rectangle.