How much greater is the perimeter of a square with an area of 144 square meters than the perimeter of a square with a side length of 9 meters?

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How much greater is the perimeter of a square with an area of 144 square meters than the perimeter of a square with a side length of 9 meters?

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Answer:

12 meters

Explanation:

Area of square = 144 Sq m

$side \: of \: square = √(144) \\side \: of \: square = 12 \: m \\ \\ perimeter \: of \: square \: \\ = 4 * 12 \\ = 48 \: m \\ \\ perimeter \: of \: square \: with \: \\ side \: 9 \: m \\ = 4 * 9 \\ = 36 \: m \\ \\ diference \: in \: perimeters \\ = 48 - 36 = 12 \: m$