Question

a strand of christmas lights measures 5/8 yards long. jake needs to outline a square with sides 1/5 yards long. does he have enough to outline the square?

Answer 1

No, it's not long enough

Explanation:

The perimeter of the square is 4/5. P=4s where s is the side length. 4/5 is larger than 5/8, so there will not be enough lights to cover the whole perimeter.