Question

The perimeter of a square can represent by 16x + 24. Willa wants to write an equivalent expression for the perimeter that shows the side length of the square. Create an equivalent expression that Willa could write

Answer 1

The diagram shows that all the sides of the rectangle are congruent. Since the perimeter all of the sides added up, all you have to do is divide the perimeter by 4.

Therefore, the perimeter, which is 16x + 24, can be divided by 4 to find the length of one side. 

16x + 24/4 = length of one side. So, the length of one side is 4x + 6.

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