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Question

A regular hexagon is formed from 6 equilateral triangles.If each triangle has perimeter 12, then the perimeter of the hexagon is

Answer 1

If each equilateral triangle has perimeter 12, then the base of each side of the triangle is of length 4.

Collectively, the bases of all 6 triangles form the hexagon, so the perimeter of the hexagon is 24.

Answer 2

Draw and label a diagram!

What does "equilateral" mean?

How long is each side of the triangle?

How many sides of the triangle make up the perimeter of the hexagon?