Question

B) Mrs. Curtis has 25 carpet squares to

make a safe place in her classroom. Each
square is one foot on a side. She wants
to make the area in the shape of a
square. What would the border of her
safe place be?
Your answer

Answer 1

20 feet is the answer border = 5 + 5+ 5+ 5

The border = the sum that makes the perimeter

= 5 +5+5+5 = 20feet.

This is because 25 feet square is the area 5 x 5 = 25.

And that there were 25 carpet tiles spoken of.

Explanation:

Answer 2

the border would be 20 feet

Explanation: