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EXAMPLE Adding Fractions to Solve an Applied Problem
The diagram in FIGURE 1 appears in the book Woodworker’s 39 Sure-Fire Projects.
Find the height of the bookcase/desk to the top of the writing surface.

A piece of property has an irregular shape, with five sides, as shown in the figure. Find the total distance around the piece of property. (This distance is called the perimeter of the figure.)

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