roses uses nylon string as a border around square picture. the string is 60 inches long. what is the area of the figure in square inches?
+23252 If a 60 inch long string forms a border around a square picture, each side of the picture must be 60 / 4 = 15 inches long.
To find the area of the picture, multiply the length times the width: 15 x 15 = 225 square inches.
+2592 60 inch string
4 sides of square
Each side is exactly the same length
So that means 60/4 or 15 is the lenght of a side
find area by multiplying side by other side
15*15 = 225
225 square inches
