document.write( "Question 917347: Two squares have perimeters of 20 inches and 48 inches. How much longer is a side of the larger square than a side of the smaller square?
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Algebra.Com's Answer #556623 by MathLover1(20850)\"\" \"About 
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it's a square, so \"P=4a\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"4a=20\"
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"a=20%2F4\"
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\n" ); document.write( "\"a1=12\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"a1-a=12-5=7\"\r
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