SOLUTION: The distance around a square garden is 96 meters. What is the length of one side?

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Question 692573: The distance around a square garden is 96 meters. What is the length of one side?
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Answer by josh_jordan(263) About Me  (Show Source):
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To find the length of one side of a square that has a perimeter of 96 meters, simply divide the perimeter by 4. The reason you do this is because a square is made up of 4 equal sides. So 96/4 = 24. Therefore, the length of one side of a square that has a distance around of 96 meters, is 24 meters

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