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The perimeter of a square is 40 inches. The length of each side of the square is 4x-2 inches. What is the value of x? Show or explain how you found your answer.
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The perimeter of a square is 40 inches. The length of each side of the square is 4x-2 inches. What is the value of x? Show or explain how you found your answer.

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Answer- x=3
Explanation- a square has four equal sides so 4 times 4x-2 should equal 40. 4(4x-2)=40 isolate the variable.
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