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A wire 18 ft long is cut into two pieces. Each piece is bent into the shape of a square. The perimeter of the larger square is twice the perimeter of the smaller square. Find the perimeter of the larger square.

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Answer:

12

Explanation:

18/3=6

If one piece is twice as large as the other, than 18 needs to be divided by 3, making it exact.

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Answer:12

Explanation:

Perimeter of a square =4L

Perimeter of larger square is twice the perimeter of square =2x4L=8L

Wire length =18ft

Wire length =sum of the two perimeterr

18=4L+8L

18=12L

L=18/12

L=1.5

Perimeter of larger square=8L

Replace Lwith 5

Perimeter of larger square =8x1.5

Perimeter of larger square =12ft

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