Question

Siri bought 2 meters of ribbon to stick on the edges of a square figure she drew on a sheet. What is the length of each side of the square?

• A. 100 centimeters
• B. 80 centimeters
• C. 70 centimeters
• D. 50 centimeters

Answer 1

The correct option is D 50 centimeters

Length of ribbon used = 2 meters
We know, 1 meter = 100 centimeters
2 meters = 2 × 100
= 200 centimeters

The length of the ribbon is equal to the perimeter of the square.
And, perimeter of a square = 4 × side
200 = 4 × side

Therefore,
$\text{one side}=\frac{\text{perimeter}}{4}=\frac{200}{4}=50\text{centimeters}$