Joaquin has created a small treasure map that is in the shape of a square. He decides to make a larger version of the map, and o

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Joaquin has created a small treasure map that is in the shape of a square. He decides to make a larger version of the map, and o

n this new map he increases each side by 6 inches. The area of this larger version of the map is 121 square inches. What are the dimensions of his original, smaller map?

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Kobotan [32] · Answer 1 · 2023-05-28T19:22:12+03:00

Answer:

The length of one side of the treasure map is 5.

Step-by-step explanation:

If the larger version of the map's area is 121 square inches, each side of the larger map is 11 since 121 is 11*11 (the "/" means divide and the * means multiply). So if Joaquin increased each side by 6 inches, 11-6 is 5. So, the answer is 5 inches.