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A landscaper builds a square garden behind a house.if the outside border of the garden consist of 36 feet of bricks then what is the area of the garden in square feet?

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81 feet.

Since 36 is the perimeter, you divide it by 4 because it is a square, and all the sides of a square are congruent. 36 / 4 is 9. 9 is one of the sides of the square. To find the area, square the nine., and get 81 feet.
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