The sides of a square are all increased by 2 inches. The area of the NEW square is 49 inches squared. What is the length of a side of the original square?

A: 4.5 inches
B: 9 inches
C: 5 inches
D: 2 inches

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  C:  5 inches

Step-by-step explanation:

The length of the sides of the new square is the square root of the area:

  s = √A = √49 = 7

The original square had sides 2 inches shorter, so they were ...

  7 in -2 in = 5 in . . . . side length of original square

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3 1/3 x 2 3/5 = 8 2/3

step-by-step explanation:

just multiply the first number by the second number to get your answer.