SOLUTION: the perimeter of square a is 24 linear units. The area of square A is 4 times the area of square B. What is the perimeter of square B?

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Question 420836: the perimeter of square a is 24 linear units. The area of square A is 4 times the area of square B. What is the perimeter of square B?
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Perimeter of square A 24 units ==> its edge is 6 units ==> its area is 36 square units ==> area of square B is 9 square units ==> edge of square B is 3 units ==> perimeter of square B is 12 units.