A store sells tiles in the shape of a parallelogram. The perimeter of each tile is 33 inches. One side of each tile is 2.5 inches longer than another side. What are the side lengths of the tile?

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London Fox

1 May, 16:59

A store sells tiles in the shape of a parallelogram. The perimeter of each tile is 33 inches. One side of each tile is 2.5 inches longer than another side. What are the side lengths of the tile?

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Rolando Vang · Answer 1

Answer: Two sides are 7in, and the two other sides are 9.5 in.

Step-by-step explanation:

Since there are two sides that will be longer than the other two, 2.5 will be subtracted twice:

33in - 2.5in - 2.5in = 28in

Since there are 4 sides, 28in is divided by 4:

28in/4 = 7in

To find the 2 larger sides, add 2.5 back to the side length:

7in + 2.5in = 9.5in