A square has an perimeter of 48 cm. What is the length of each side?

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Answer 1 · 2017-03-10T07:35:07

The length of each side is #12#cm.

The perimeter of a square is calculated by the formula:

#P=4a#, where #P=#perimeter, and #a=#length of any side, all sides being equal in a square.

From the given data we write:

#48=4a#

Divide both sides by #4#.

#12=a#

The length of each side is #12#cm.