Q. A square window has a perimeter of 76 inches. How long is each side?
Understand the problem: Understand the problem.We are given the perimeter of a square window and need to find the length of one side.A square has four equal sides, so to find the length of one side, we divide the perimeter by 4.
Set up the equation: Set up the equation.Perimeter of a square = 4× (length of one side)76 inches = 4× (length of one side)
Solve for the length: Solve for the length of one side.Divide both sides of the equation by 4 to isolate the length of one side.(length of one side) = 76 inches ÷4
Calculate the length: Calculate the length of one side.(length of one side) = 19 inches
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