Question

Find the perimeter of the trapezoid

(see attached image)

Answer 1

help? :(

Answer 2

....

Answer 3

@Liz1911 Perimeter is the sum of all the sides, we have all the sides, Can you do it?

Answer 4

So it would be x over 16?

Answer 5

\[\frac x 4+\frac x 4+\frac x 4+\frac {2x} 4=??\]

Answer 6

2/16???

Answer 7

Liz what's
\[\frac 1 5+\frac 1 5=?\]

Answer 8

2/10

Answer 9

I think you have a confusion
\[\frac {1}{5}+\frac 1 5 =\frac 25\]
Do you want me to explain how fractions work?

Answer 10

Um sure... I'm terrible at math lol..

Answer 11

OK, Suppose you have an apple, I break it into two , what are both parts in terms of the original apple?

Answer 12

1/2? ...

Answer 13

Good, if you have two add two fractions say
\[\frac 2 4+ \frac 3 4\]
First notice the denominators of both, if they are same, you can add the numerators!!
here we get
\[\frac 2 4+ \frac 3 4=\frac 5 4\]
Tell me what's this?
\[\frac {1}{2}+\frac {1}{2}\]
?

Answer 14

Ohhh. So if denominators are the same you don't add them?

Answer 15

We never add denominators whether they are same or not!!

Answer 16

Ohh sorry!

Answer 17

Don't be sorry, you have done nothing wrong.
Did you get my point?

Answer 18

Yes:)

So would it just be 2x/4 or 8x/4?

Answer 19

Add all of them
\[ {\frac{x}{4}+\frac{x}{4}}+\frac{x}{4}+\frac{2x}{4}\]
\[\underline {\frac{x}{4}+\frac{x}{4}}+\frac{x}{4}+\frac{2x}{4}\]
\[\frac {2x} 4+\frac{x}{4}+\frac{2x}{4}\]Now you solve the rest?

Answer 20

4x/4 =1 ?

Or 6x/4?

Answer 21

\[{\frac {2x} 4+\frac{x}{4}}+\frac{2x}{4}=\frac{2x+x+2x}{4}\]
??

Answer 22

Okay, I'm dumb, I don't get it how I'm wrong lol.

Answer 23

what's
\[2+1+2=?\]

Answer 24

Oh...So the x is 1? lol (its 5 btw)

Answer 25

No x is not 1 , I just wanted to show that it'll be added like numbers
\[2x+x+2x=5x\]

Answer 26

@Liz1911 I gotta go now, Sorry.
My BFF @rebeccaskell94 will help you out

Answer 27

okay I'm not quite exactly sure where we're at so if you wanna give me the problem you have as it is now that would be helpful! oh and we assume x to be a 1 in an equation for simplicity's sake :)

Answer 28

I get it now, ash did a good job of explaining it to me lol. But thanks for helping. :)

Answer 29

oh, great!

Answer 30

Don't forget to give him a medal :)

Answer 31

@Liz1911 Do you understand?

Answer 32

Yes :)

Answer 33

@Liz1911 tell me what's
\[\frac {4x} 6+\frac {x} 6\]

Answer 34

5x/6

Answer 35

\[\Huge \color {gold}{\text{Good work :)}}\]