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# The square region shown has been partitioned into 5 identical rectangu

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The square region shown has been partitioned into 5 identical rectangular regions. If the perimeter of each of the rectangular regions is 30, what is the perimeter of the square region?

A) 150
B) 146
C) 120
D) 50
E) 46

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Each rectangular region has a perimeter of 2l + 2w = 30 or l + w = 15.

The whole collection of rectangles is a square, so 5w = l
You can multiply this by 2 to get 10w = 2l and substitute this into our original write up.

10w + 2w = 30 or 12w = 30, w therefore equals 2.5
5 * 2.5 = l = 12.5

12.5 * 4 = perimeter of the whole square

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15 Jul 2016, 18:38
Call the smaller side of each rectangular b, and side of square "a".
we know that 2(a+b) = 30 and we also know that b is 1/5 of a.
so 2(a+1/5a)=30
a+1/5a = 15 (multiply both sides by 5)
6a = 80
a = 13 (approximately) then the perimeter would be 4xa = 52 (Answer D is closest)

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21 Jul 2016, 10:58
mitko20m wrote:
Call the smaller side of each rectangular b, and side of square "a".
we know that 2(a+b) = 30 and we also know that b is 1/5 of a.
so 2(a+1/5a)=30
a+1/5a = 15 (multiply both sides by 5)
6a = 80

a = 13 (approximately) then the perimeter would be 4xa = 52 (Answer D is closest)

You miscalculated a step (in red):
$$a + \frac{a}{5} = 15$$
$$6a = 75$$
$$a = \frac{75}{6}$$
$$P = 4*a = 4*\frac{75}{6} = 50$$

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20 Aug 2017, 13:19
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You could also simply test the answers:

146=4x
x=36.5 --> way too long if the perimeter of the small rectangular is 30 only

50=4x
x=12.5 --> Correct!

12.5*2=25; 2.5*2= 5 --> sums up to 30

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