Asked by johny cox

Look at this square:

8 in
8 in


If the side lengths are tripled, then which of the following statements about its perimeter will be true?

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Original square: side = 8 in, perimeter = 4·8 = 32 in.

Tripled side: side = 24 in, perimeter = 4·24 = 96 in.

So the perimeter is tripled (96 in = 3·32 in). Equivalently, it increases by 64 in.