The long side of a box is 6 inches. That is 3 times the lenght of the short side. How Long is the short side?__inches

This problem is fairly simple.

We know the long side has a value of 6.

We also know the long side is 3 times the length of the short side, or that the short side is 3 times smaller than the long side.

Take the long side, divide it by 3.

You get 2. The short side is 2 inches long.