What is the perimeter of a square with sides of 5 cm, in meters?

1 Answer
Sep 7, 2016

Hence perimeter of square in meters is #1/5# meter.

Explanation:

As all the sides of a square are equal

perimeter of a square is four times its one side.

As side of the square is #5# cm.

Its perimeter is #5xx4=20# cm.

Now #100# cm. make one meter

so #1# cm makes #1/100# meter

and #20# cm are #20/100=(20xx1)/(20xx5)=1/5# meter.

Hence perimeter of square in meters is #1/5# meter.