How many inches around is a 72 inch table?

Answer 1

Assuming that

1) 72 inches2 = the area

2) The table is a square

then the table's perimeter = side1 + side2 + side3 + side4, and, since side lengths are all equal, then perimeter = 4side1. The length of a side is

72 = side1 * side1 = side2 => side1 = root(72)

so the perimeter = 4root(72).