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of a square is painted green.5/6 of the remainder is painted red. If the green
part is 36 cm² more than the red. find the area of the square.

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Answer:

168

Explanation:

Let the area of the square be
x.


(4)/(7)x-(5)/(6)\left((3)/(7)x \right)=36 \\ \\ (4)/(7)x-(5)/(14)x=36 \\ \\ (8)/(14)x-(5)/(14)x=36 \\ \\ (3)/(14)x=36 \\ \\ (1)/(14)x=12 \\ \\ x=168

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