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The 3 by 3 grid below shows nine 1 cm x 1 cm squares and uses 24 cm of wire.

What length of wire is required for a similar 20 by 20 grid?

User Mr Mush
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Answer:

840 cm

Explanation:

From the diagram attached, the 3 by 3 grid is made up of nine 1 cm x 1 cm squares. The the length of wire needed to make this grid consist of four rows each row having a length of 3 cm and four columns with each column having a length of 3 cm.

The length of wire required by the 3 by 3 grid = 4 column (3 cm / column) + 4 row (3 cm / row) = 12 cm + 12 cm = 24 cm

The 20 by 20 grid is made up of twenty 1 cm x 1 cm squares. The the length of wire needed to make this grid consist of twenty one rows each row having a length of 20 cm and twenty columns with each column having a length of 20 cm.

The length of wire required by the 20 by 20 grid = 21 column (20 cm / column) + 21 row (20 cm / row) = 420 cm + 420 cm = 840 cm

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