Question
The ratio of the side length of a square to the square's perimeter is always 1 to 4. Peter drew a square with a perimeter of 28 inches.
What is the side length of the square Peter drew?
What is the side length of the square Peter drew?
Answers
GPT-4o mini
The perimeter \( P \) of a square can be calculated using the formula:
\[
P = 4s
\]
where \( s \) is the length of one side of the square. Given that the perimeter \( P \) is 28 inches, we can set up the equation:
\[
4s = 28
\]
To find the side length \( s \), we can divide both sides of the equation by 4:
\[
s = \frac{28}{4} = 7
\]
Thus, the side length of the square Peter drew is:
\[
\boxed{7} \text{ inches.}
\]
\[
P = 4s
\]
where \( s \) is the length of one side of the square. Given that the perimeter \( P \) is 28 inches, we can set up the equation:
\[
4s = 28
\]
To find the side length \( s \), we can divide both sides of the equation by 4:
\[
s = \frac{28}{4} = 7
\]
Thus, the side length of the square Peter drew is:
\[
\boxed{7} \text{ inches.}
\]