Bailey is making a rectangle out of a 100cm length of rope he has. If the longer sides of the rectangle were 28cm long, what is the length of each of the shorter sides? Let's answer step by step:
The longer sides are 2 in number so their total length of 2 * 28cm = 56cm. The rest of the length making up the short sides is 100 - 56 = 44 cm. There are two equal short sides so each one is 44 / 2 = 22cm. The answer: 22.