Fareed134
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Pats garden is shaped like a rectangle with two pair of sides of equal length, and it has a perimeter of 28 feet. Explain how to find the lengths of the other sides if one side measures 10 feet.

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Hi Fareed134,
If you want to find the other lengths of the sides, all you have to do is take the side you know (10) and subtract it from 28. Then, divide it in half to get 2 longer sides, and divide 10 in half to get the 2 shorter sides.
28-10=18
18/2=9
10/2=5
the lengths of the other sides are 9,9,5 and 5.
Hope this helps! :)
Well since one side is ten and oposite sodes are the same you multiply 10x2 which equals 20. Then, 28-20 is 8 and 8 divided by 2 is 4. So, the other lengths are both 4.