Question
The length of each side of a square is halved. What fraction of the original perimeter is the new perimeter?
Answers
GPT 3.5
Let's assume the original length of each side of the square is "s".
Therefore, the original perimeter of the square is 4s.
When the length of each side is halved, the new length of each side is s/2.
The new perimeter of the square is 4(s/2) = 2s.
So, the fraction of the original perimeter that is the new perimeter is:
(2s) / (4s) = 1/2
Therefore, the new perimeter is half of the original perimeter.
Therefore, the original perimeter of the square is 4s.
When the length of each side is halved, the new length of each side is s/2.
The new perimeter of the square is 4(s/2) = 2s.
So, the fraction of the original perimeter that is the new perimeter is:
(2s) / (4s) = 1/2
Therefore, the new perimeter is half of the original perimeter.