GEOMETRY HELP?(:
Sabrina is fencing her yard, which is shaped as a rhombus. She used (6x – 7) meters of fencing material for one side and (3x+ 5) meters for the adjacent side.

What is the perimeter of the yard?

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GEOMETRY HELP?(:
Sabrina is fencing her yard, which is shaped as a rhombus. She used (6x – 7) meters of fencing material for one side and (3x+ 5) meters for the adjacent side. 
 
What is the perimeter of the yard?

anonymous · Answer

72 meters

68 meters

116 meters

92 meters

anonymous · Answer

I got 72 but I'm not sure

anonymous · Answer

(6x-7)=(3x+5)  add 7 &5 you get 12 
6x=3x+12  subtract 3
3x=12  3 goes into 12 4 times so 
x=4
put the 4 in place of the x ; 6(4)-7=17
 3(4)+5=17 that makes each of the sides 17, & 4 * 17 equals what.?

anonymous · Answer

I got everything right except when I added 34 and 34 I somehow ended up with 72. Thanks a lot man(:

anonymous · Answer

No prob