Question

the perimeter of a square is 24 centimeters. Find the length of one side.

Answer 1

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How many sides are there in a square?

Answer 2

Do you know?

Answer 3

4 sides

Answer 4

yes, so if all four sides of the square equal 24, then you could just multiply the length of one side by for. But we don't know how long one of the sides are. The opposite of multiplication is division. Do you know what we will do next then?

Answer 5

divide them

Answer 6

yes, you will need to divide 24 and 4 because the perimeter is 24 and there are 4 sides. So how long is one side of the square?

Answer 7

6

Answer 8

Yes! Good job. Do you understand now?

Answer 9

Yes, Thank You

Answer 10

Glad to help!