Widths of Squares2. The combined perimeter of twosquares is 44 meters. A side ofthe larger square is 3 meters morethan a side of the smaller square.CombinedPerimeter4x + 4y = 44Differenceof Sides:x- y = 38.9.What is the width of the smaller square, in meters?1210 2 4 6 8 10Square A Width (m)Answer:meter(s)102.Square B Width (m)

Widths of Squares 2. The combined perimeter of two squares is 44 meters. A side of the larger square is 3 meters more than a side of the smaller square. Combined 4x + 4y = 44 Perimeter 10 --- Difference of Sides :x-y = 3 8 6. What is the width of the smaller square, in meters? meter(s) 0 2 4 6 8 10 Square A Width (m) Answer: Square B Width (m)

Widths of Squares 2. The combined perimeter of two squares is 44 meters. A side of the larger square is 3 meters more than a side of the smaller square. Combined 4x + 4y = 44 Perimeter 10 --- Difference of Sides :x-y = 3 8 6. What is the width of the smaller square, in meters? meter(s) 0 2 4 6 8 10 Square A Width (m) Answer: Square B Width (m)

Algebra: Structure And Method, Book 1

(REV)00th Edition

ISBN:9780395977224

Author:Richard G. Brown, Mary P. Dolciani, Robert H. Sorgenfrey, William L. Cole

Publisher:Richard G. Brown, Mary P. Dolciani, Robert H. Sorgenfrey, William L. Cole

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