Question

The area of a square whose perimeter is 16 cm is: A) 64 cm^2 B) 16 cm^2 C) 32 cm^2 D) 128 cm^2

Answer 1

Therefore, the correct answer is B) 16 cm^2.

Explanation:

To find the area of a square, we need to know either the length of one side or the perimeter. In this case, we are given the perimeter of the square, which is 16 cm.

Since a square has four equal sides, we can find the length of one side by dividing the perimeter by 4.

Perimeter of the square = 16 cm

Length of one side = Perimeter / 4 = 16 cm / 4 = 4 cm

Now that we know the length of one side, we can calculate the area of the square by squaring the length of the side.

Area of the square = (Length of one side)^2 = 4 cm^2 = 16 cm^2