Question

The perimeter of a regular pentagon is 200 centimeters. How long is each side?

a.
100 cm
c.
60 cm
b.
40 cm
d.
80 cm

Answer 1

B. 40 cm - You just had to do 200 divided by how many sides there were (5).

Answer 2

40 cm

Explanation:

x= length of each side in cm

Pentagon= 5 sides

Pentagon Perimeter= 5x substitute the perimeter

200= 5x

divide both sides by 5

40cm= x

ANSWER: The length of each side of the pentagon is 40cm.