SOLUTION: The perimeter of a square floor is 68 feet. What is the areas of the floor? Answer in units of ft2.

Question 1032552: The perimeter of a square floor is 68 feet. What is the areas of the floor? Answer in units of ft2.
Found 2 solutions by Boreal, Alan3354:
Answer by Boreal(15235) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Perimeter of a square is 4s, where s is side length
68/4=17 feet per side
Area is s^2, so that is 17^2=289 sq ft.
Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The perimeter of a square floor is 68 feet. What is the areas of the floor? Answer in units of ft2.
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A square has 4 sides of equal length.
Find the length of the sides.
Call it s.
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Area = s*s = s^2

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