Mark says he can find the perimeter of a square zoo enclosure by multiplying the length of one side by 4. Is Mark correct? Why or why not? Provide an example to justify your answer.

Question

Mark says he can find the perimeter of a square zoo enclosure by multiplying the length of one side by 4. Is Mark correct? Why or why not? Provide an example to justify your answer.

Answer 1

Yes he is because the lengths of all four sides of a square are all equal. If the length of one side is 10 ft, the length of all 4 sides is 10 ft and the perimeter is 4*10 = 40 ft^2.