The perimeter of a regular hexagon is 120 yards. The side length can be represented by (4x + 8) yards. What is the value of x?

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Mandy Clark Profile
Mandy Clark answered
A hexagon has 6 sides. Use the expression (4x+8) and 120 to form an equation with 6

6(4x+8)=120 use the distributive property to get rid of the parentheses
24x+48=120 subtract 48
24x=72 divide by 24 and x=3:)
Oddman Profile
Oddman answered
6(4x+8) = 120
24(x+2) = 120    factor 4 from within parentheses
x + 2 = 120/24    divide by 24
x = 120/24 - 2 = 3

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