SOLUTION: Five equal squares are joined together to form a rectangle whose perimeter is 372cm. What is the area of one square? Thanks..

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Question 188078: Five equal squares are joined together to form a rectangle whose perimeter is 372cm. What is the area of one square?


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Five equal squares are joined together to form a rectangle whose perimeter is 372cm.
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What is the area of one square?
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Would look like this
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|_|_|_|_|_|x
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P = 372
Divide by the number of sides
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12x = 372
x = 31
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31^2 = 261 sq cm each square