Question

If the longer side of a rectangle is 3 times larger than the shorter one, and the perimeter of that rectangle is 32. What is the shorter side of that rectangle?

Answer 1

Answer: 4

Step-by-step explanation:

Longer side is 12 making the shorter side 4 as 4 × 3 is 12 and the perimeter equals to 32

Answer 2

Answer:

Shortest side=4 units

Step-by-step explanation:

Let shortest side=x

Longest side=3x

Perimeter=32 units.

Acc.to que.

2 (x+3x)=32 (perimeter of rectangle=2 l+b)

2 (4x)=32

4x=32/2

4x=16

x=16/4

x=4

Therefore shortest side=4 units