Hi, I'm having trouble understanding how they found the missing sides to this figure (it's attached). Could you help me understand why the answer is 13/2? Thanks!

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Hi, I'm having trouble understanding how they found the missing sides to this figure (it's attached).  Could you help me understand why the answer is 13/2?  Thanks!

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anonymous · Answer

Well It Most Likely Has Something To Do With Multiplcation .. How Did You Get 6.2?

anonymous · Answer

I can't remember.  This test is from a timed SAT test,  so I just kind of rushed through it.

anonymous · Answer

Ok.. So If The Area Is A Fraction Then The Perimeter Is Probably Going To Be A Fraction.

anonymous · Answer

Oh, I remember  . . . I assumed, that because the length of the side, that was 1, seemed longer than the piece that was missing from that same side . . . I thought that it must be less than one.

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