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Three identical squares are placed side by side to form a rectangle with a perimeter of 104 inches. What is the area, in square inches, of each square?

[asy]
size(150);
pair x = (2,0);
draw((-1,-1)-- (1,-1)--(1,1)--(-1,1)--cycle);
draw((-1,-1)+x-- (1,-1)+x--(1,1)+x--(-1,1)+x--cycle);
draw((-1,-1)-x-- (1,-1)-x--(1,1)-x--(-1,1)-x--cycle);
[/asy]

level

Level 3

type

Prealgebra

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task_id
d07e7175-697a-5b16-879c-72cf4b31daa2
task_key
prealgebra--test--d07e7175-697a-5b16-879c-72cf4b31daa2
task_revision_id
1
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