Q. The perimeter of a square coffee shop is 56 meters. How long is each side of the coffee shop?_____ meters
Understand the problem: Understand the problem.We need to find the length of one side of a square coffee shop given that the perimeter is 56 meters. Since a square has four equal sides, we can find the length of one side by dividing the perimeter by 4.
Set up the equation: Set up the equation.Perimeter of a square = 4× (length of one side)56 meters = 4× (length of one side)
Solve for the length: Solve for the length of one side.(length of one side)=456 meters(length of one side)=14 meters
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