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400 inches because there are four sides so you would have to divide by 4

The length of one side of the blanket is 40 inches.

Given:

A square blanket of 1600 square inches area.

To find:

The length of 1 side of the blanket.

Solution:

Length of the square blanket = x

The area of the square blanket = A = [tex]1600 inch^2[/tex]

The area of the square is given by:

[tex]A= Side^2\\\\1600 inches^2=x^2\\\\\sqrt{1600 inches^2}=x\\\\x=40 inches[/tex]

The length of one side of the blanket is 40 inches.

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