x + 4 = 12 Subtract 4 on both sides to get "x" by itself
x + 4 - 4 = 12 - 4
x = 8
Yea you're on the right track.
It is 12 sense the perimeter is the outside of the square you have to add the 2 numbers by themselves because they are the same measurement and 5+5=10 1+1=2 10+2=12
Assuming the legislature consists of more than 17 members, the 17 constitute a SAMPLE.
