Question

The perimeter of a parallelogram is 70cm.if one side is 2.5 times the other find the sides of the parallelogram

Answer 1

Answer:

a=1

b= 2.5

Step-by-step explanation:

let a= x

let b = 2.5x

perimeter of parallelogram =2(a+b) =70

= 2(x+2.5x)= 70

= 3.5x=70/2

= x= 35/3.5

= x= 1