document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=559493>Question 559493</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The perimeter of a square is 1 foot, how many square inches cover it's area? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #363440 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Earlsdon><B>Earlsdon(6294)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Earlsdon><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=363440\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 1 square foot = (12\")*(12\")square inches = 144 square inches.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The above answer is not correct.  I was thinking that the square was 1 foot on a side, but if the perimeter is 1 foot, then the side must measure one fourth of that, or 3 inches.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The area of a 3-inch square would be 3\" X 3\" = 9 square inches.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "My apologies for the mistake. </SPAN>\n" );
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