Three congruent kites are placed together edge-to-edge as shown. The bottom edge is 9x and the top edge is 4x. How much bigger than the perimeter of one kite is the perimeter of the entire figure?

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anonymous · Answer

attachment

pfenn1 · Answer

What is the perimeter of just one kite?

anonymous · Answer

Isn't stated

pfenn1 · Answer

I was asking you if you could calculate the perimeter of one kite.  Do you know what a perimeter is?

anonymous · Answer

Oh, my bad.
Yes
The perimeter would be 26

pfenn1 · Answer

Okay.  Can you calculate the perimeter of the three kits all together as shown?

anonymous · Answer

would it be 26x3?

pfenn1 · Answer

It would be if the 3 kites were all independent but they are attached.  So the perimeter is only the line that goes all the way around the outside of the figure (and the outside only).

anonymous · Answer

Is it 42?

pfenn1 · Answer

Yes, that is the answer I got.

anonymous · Answer

Then is it just 42-26 for the answer?

pfenn1 · Answer

Oh, we forgot the x part of the term.  The perimeters would actually be 42x and 26x, and, yes, the answer would be 42x-26x.

anonymous · Answer

So 16x
Thank you :)

pfenn1 · Answer

Yes. You're welcome.