Question

The perimeter of a square is 64 millimeters. What is the length of each side?8 mm12 mm16 mm32 mm

Answer 1

Recall that the perimeter of a square is determined by the formula

`\begin{gathered} 4s=P_{\text{square}} \\ \text{where} \\ s\text{ is the side length of the square} \end{gathered}`

Given that the perimeter is 64 mm, using the formula the side is calculated as

`\begin{gathered} 4s=P \\ 4s=64 \\ (4s)/(4)=(64)/(4) \\ s=16\text{ mm} \end{gathered}`

Therefore, the length of each side of the square is 16 mm.