A square garden has a perimeter of 48 meters. A pond inside the garden has an area of 20 square meters. What is the area of the garden that is not taken up by the pond?
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We know that the perimeter of the square garden is 48 meters. Since a square has four equal sides, we can divide the perimeter by 4 to find the length of one side. 48 ÷ 4 = 12 So each side of the square garden is 12 meters long. Show more…
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