Question

5 equal squares are placed side by side to form rectangle ABCD. If the perimeter of the rectangle is 360 centimeters, what is the area of one of the squares

Answer 1

Draw it out it should look easy once you draw it out.

Answer 2

i did but getting nowhere

Answer 3

tried to work backword

Answer 4

The square are equal. So the sides are equal. Once you put them side by side you can see the number of square sides that are on the perimeter of the rectangle. Davide the number of sides in the parameter by 360 and you should get the length of one side of a square.

once you know the side length just square it to get the area of one square

Answer 5

if x is the side of each square, what is the perimeter of the rectangle?

Answer 6

perimeter is AB+BC+CD+DA right?

Answer 7

ya

Answer 8

so, it x is the side of each square, what is the length of AD?

Answer 9

x

Answer 10

and what is the length of AB?

Answer 11

5x

Answer 12

so what is the perimeter of the rectangle in terms of x?

Answer 13

8x=360

Answer 14

how did you get 8x?

Answer 15

x=45

Answer 16

sorry 12x

Answer 17

okay so x is?

Answer 18

x=30

Answer 19

so if x is 30, what is the area of each square?

Answer 20

area is 900

Answer 21

900 what?

Answer 22

square cm

Answer 23

there you go! you got your answer

Answer 24

thanks for your help. appreciate it.

Answer 25

you are welcome