Question

tudent Progress Examination (SPE) MATHEMATICS Year 5. (a) A piece of steel wire, measuring 240 cm long, is used up completely to form 4 identical squares as shown below. Find the length of each side of the square. NOT TO SCALE Ans: cm (2)​

Answer 1

To find the length of each side of the square, we need to divide the total length of the wire by the number of sides in each square.

Since there are 4 squares, the total number of sides is 4 x 4 = 16.

Therefore, the length of each side of the square is:

240 cm ÷ 16 = 15 cm

Hence, the length of each side of the square is 15 cm.