You know the perimeter of a square to be 8 meters. Find the length of one side.

How do you set up the formula

a square has 4 equal sides.

So, divide 8 into 4 equal pieces.

To find the length of one side of a square given its perimeter, you can set up the formula as follows:

Let's say the length of one side of the square is represented by the variable "s" (in meters).

The perimeter of a square is calculated by adding up all four sides, which in this case is equal to 8 meters. So, we can set up the equation:

Perimeter = 4 * s

Now, substituting the given perimeter value of 8 meters into the equation, we have:

8 = 4 * s

To solve for "s," we can divide both sides of the equation by 4:

8 / 4 = s

This simplifies to:

2 = s

Therefore, the length of one side of the square is 2 meters.