SOLUTION: A string one yard long is formed into the shape of a square. How many inches long is each side of the square? How many square inches is the area of the square?

Question 965678: A string one yard long is formed into the shape of a square. How many inches long is each side of the square? How many square inches is the area of the square?
Answer by macston(5194) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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A square has 4 sides so:
36in/4=9 inches.
ANSWER 1: Each side of the square is 9 inches.
Area of a square=side x side
Area=9 in x 9 in = 81 square inches
ANSWER 2: The area of the square is 81 square inches.

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