SOLUTION: the hopscotch grid is made up of squares. the perimeter of each square is 200cm. What is the area of each square?

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Question 444222: the hopscotch grid is made up of squares. the perimeter of each square is 200cm.
What is the area of each square?

Answer by nerdybill(7384) About Me  (Show Source):
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the hopscotch grid is made up of squares. the perimeter of each square is 200cm.
What is the area of each square?
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all sides are equal for a square
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Let x = length of one side of square
then
4x = 200
x = 50 cm
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area then is:
50^2 = 2500 square cm