document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=259951>Question 259951</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The perimeter of the top of a square night stand is 40 inches. What is the Area of the night stand in square inches? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "We know the perimeter of a square is 4 times a side--right? OK, let's have x represent the side. Therefore we can set up an equation like this:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x=40 Divide each side by 4 to give us:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=10 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Therefore we know the sides are 10 inches long.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Now we can multiply each side to get the area of the top. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "10*10=100 square inches is the area. <BR>\n" );
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