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Question 1171291: i need help with this question
A square barn has a perimeter of 24 meters. How long is each side?
Found 2 solutions by ikleyn, MathLover1:
Answer by ikleyn(52776) About Me  (Show Source):
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Each side is one fourth of the perimeter.


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Answer by MathLover1(20849) About Me  (Show Source):
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A square barn has a perimeter of 24 meters.
since barn is square, a perimeter is P=4a
if P=24, then
4a=24
a=24%2F4
a=6

each side is 6 meters long