If the perimeter of a square is 3 feet, how many inches long is each side of the square?
To find the length of each side of the square, we need to know the formula for the perimeter of a square. The perimeter of a square is calculated by multiplying the length of one side by 4, since a square has four equal sides.
Let's denote the length of each side of the square as "s". According to the given information, the perimeter of the square is 3 feet. So, we have the equation:
4s = 3
To find the length of s, we divide both sides of the equation by 4:
s = 3/4
Now we know that each side of the square is equal to 3/4 feet. Since we want to find the length in inches, we need to convert feet to inches. There are 12 inches in 1 foot. Therefore:
s(in inches) = (3/4) * 12
Multiplying 3/4 by 12, we get:
s(in inches) = 9
So, each side of the square is 9 inches long.
how many sides for a square?
They are all the same, so . . .