Question

The length of each side of a square is

increased by 6 inches, so the perimeter
is now 36 inches. Write and solve an
equation to find the original length of
each side of the square.

Answer 1

x=3

Explanation:

P= 4

since we know that the length of each side of a square increased by 6 inches,

x+6

36=4(x+6)

x=3

Sorry, I didn’t do the steps to show how I got my answer as 3. Hope this helps!