Jason's horse has a stall that is in the shape of a square.

Question

Jason's horse has a stall that is in the shape of a square.

Jason measures one wall of the horse stall to be 8 feet.
Which shows one way that Jason can figure out the perimeter of the horse stall?

A square is shown with two sides labeled as 8 ft.

A.8 ft + 8 ft = 16 feet

B.8 ft
×
4 walls = 32 feet

C.8 ft + 4 walls = 16 feet

D.8 ft
×
8 ft = 16 feet

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Answer 1

Option A is correct as the perimeter of a square is the sum of all its sides. Therefore, 8 feet + 8 feet = 16 feet is the correct way for Jason to figure out the perimeter of the horse stall. Option D is incorrect as it calculates the area of the square, not the perimeter. Option B and C are also incorrect as they do not account for the fact that a square has four equal sides.