Question

Marjorie has a square tabletop whose area is 36 square feet. What is the tabletop’s perimeter?

Answer 1

24. Since the area of a square is 36, it's best to figure out what the factors of 36 are.

The square root of 36 is going to be 6 so both factors are going to be six.

You don't have to worry about the side lengths being different because it's a square; therefore, the sides can't be uneven like a rectangle characteristically would.