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Perimeter of Rectangles and Squares

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Jane's dining room leads to a small square-shaped patio whose perimeter is 24 feet. Find its area.

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Solution

Perimeter of the patio = 24 ft

We know,
Perimeter of a square = 4 × side
or,
Side of a square = Perimeter ÷ 4

So,
Side of the patio = 24 ÷ 4 = 6 ft

Now,
Area of a square = Side × Side

∴ Area of the patio = 6 × 6
= 36 sq ft

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