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A piece of wire is 72cm long. Is used to form 2 identical squares. What is the length of each each side of squares?

A piece of wire is 72cm long. Is used to form 2 identical squares. What is the length-example-1
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72/8= 9 cm
Because each square has 4 sides
So (4*9)+(4*9)=72
So the answer is 9
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Answer:

the length of each side of the square are 6 cm

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