SOLUTION: Four squares are stacked in a tower. The bottom square is 12" on a side. The perimeter of each of the squares is half of the one below it. What is the perimeter of the combined fig

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Question 1022001: Four squares are stacked in a tower. The bottom square is 12" on a side. The perimeter of each of the squares is half of the one below it. What is the perimeter of the combined figure?
Answer by Herdaysoji(25) About Me  (Show Source):
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Perimeter of last sqr is 4x12=168
but perimeter 1,2,3 sqr are (x/8)(x/4)(x/2) x=164
21+42+84+164=315