Jarred drew the model below of his backyard. The perimeter of the backyard is 40 feet, and the backyard is 8 feet wide. How many feet long are all the sides of his backyard?
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To find the length of the sides, we need to divide the perimeter by the number of sides.
40 feet / 4 sides = 10 feet per side
Therefore, all sides of Jarred's backyard are 10 feet long.
So, the lengths of the sides are:
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10 ft