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The perimeter of a certain square is 4 yards. Find the area of the square in square feet.

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User Wilson XJ
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User Supun Induwara
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Explanation:

Write what you know

A square has 4 sides

the perimeter is the sum of the length of all 4 sides

so 4yards / 4 sides = 1 yard per side

we also know a square has all equal sides

that means our area formula will be 1 x 1

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