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A father wants to build an octagonal (that is, 8-sided) play pen for his toddler. Each side of the octagon has a length of 3√50 inches. What is the perimeter of the octagon? (Recall that the perimeter is the sum of each side of a shape or boundary).

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The answer is 120 * sqrt of 2

3 * sqrt of 50 * 8 = 24 * sqrt of 50
24 * sqrt of 50 simplifies to 120 * sqrt of 2
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