Answer:
24
Step-by-step explanation:
Jake is 2 goals, and Jamie’s is 4 times as many goals as Jake. You multiply 2 times 4, which is 8.
So Jamie scores 8
Next it is saying that Edgar scored 3 times as Jamie, so you do 8 times 3 which is 24
Let the side length of the original square be x, then
1/4 x^2 = (x - 3)^2
x^2 = 4(x^2 - 6x + 9) = 4x^2 - 24x + 36
3x^2 - 24x + 36 = 0
3(x^2 - 8x + 12) = 0
x^2 - 8x + 12 = 0
x^2 - 2x - 6x + 12 = 0
x(x - 2) - 6(x - 2) = 0
(x - 6)(x - 2) = 0
x - 6 = 0 or x - 2 = 0
x = 6 or x = 2
but x cannot be 2 since the side length of the smaller square will be negative.
Therefore, the side length of the original square is 6 inches.
