SOLUTION: The perimeter of a square is 56 feet. The side length is 4x feet. What is the value of x?

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: The perimeter of a square is 56 feet. The side length is 4x feet. What is the value of x? This question is from textbook Geometry the easy way

Answer by checkley77(12844)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
4*4x=56
16x=56
x=56/16
x=3.5
4x=4*3.5=14 is the length of each side.
Proof:
4*14-56
56=56

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