SOLUTION: Hi, my name is Marissa. I was wondering if you could show me how to solve this problem? Okay it says, Use P=4s to find the perimeter of each square #1. s=

Question 26714: Hi, my name is Marissa.
I was wondering if you could show me how to solve this problem?
Okay it says, Use P=4s to find the perimeter of each square
#1. s= 12ft.
Please help I really don't understand, Thanks Marissa
Found 2 solutions by longjonsilver, askmemath:
Answer by longjonsilver(2297) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
perimeter means add up all the lengths of the sides of the shape. Now a square is a 4-sided shape where all four sides are the same length...that is what a square is.

So, instead of adding up 4 identical numbers, like for example 3+3+3+3, we could re-write this as 4x3...multiplication is a quick way of adding like things.

So, that is what the question has given you. It has said the side is of length s and being a square, all 4 sides are of length s so the perimeter P is s+s+s+s OR P is 4s (meaning 4 times s).

So, using this formula, and given that s=12, find the perimeter.

P=4s
P=4x12
P=48ft

jon.

Answer by askmemath(368) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
If s = 12ft
Then P = 4s = 4x12 = 48ft
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