Luttrell 2012
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2e-Adding Fractions of Like Denominator
For each question, translate the equation and then solve by showing your algebraic steps.
1. The perimeter of the room is 248 inches. If two walls of the rectangular room are 80 ½ long,
how long is each of the other walls?
2. A rectangular room has perimeter of 320 ½ inches. One wall is 70¼. Find the dimensions of
the other three walls.
3. A triangle has sides 1⅜, 2⅝, and 2⅞. Find its perimeter.
4. A rectangle has dimensions 6⅔” by 7⅓”. Find its perimeter.
5. A rectangle has perimeter 8⅛ and one known side of 2⅞. What are the dimensions of the
rectangle?
6. A hexagon (6-
sided shape) has sides 2⅞, 1⅜, 4, 5⅛, 4½ and a perimeter of 20. How long is
the missing side?
7. Find the perimeter of an octagon with equal sides of 4⅝. An octagon has 8 sides.
8. A pentagon has
perimeter of 30⅔. If four sides are known to be 4⅓, 5⅔, 7⅔, and 6⅔, how
long is the remaining side?