The shorter side of a parallelogram is 4.8 cm and the longer side is half as much again as the shorter side.
Question:
The shorter side of a parallelogram is 4.8 cm and the longer side is half as much again as the shorter side. Find the perimeter of the parallelogram.
Solution:
Given:
Shorter side $=4.8 \mathrm{~cm}$
Longer side $=\frac{4.8}{2}+4.8=7.2 \mathrm{~cm}$
Perimeter $=$ Sum of all the sides
$=4.8+4.8+7.2+7.2$
$=24 \mathrm{~cm}$