Square X has a side length of 12 centimeters. The perimeter of square Y is 2 times the perimeter of square X. What is the length, in centimeters, of one side of square Y?
Correct answer: D. 24
- A. 6
- B. 10
- C. 14
- D. 24
Explanation
To find the side length of square Y, first calculate the perimeter of square X using the formula for the perimeter of a square, P = 4s. With a side length of 12 cm, square X has a perimeter of 48 cm. Square Y has a perimeter that is twice that of square X, which means its perimeter is 96 cm. Using the same perimeter formula for square Y, set 96 = 4s and solve for s to find that the side length of square Y is 24 cm. The other options result from common misunderstandings or miscalculations: choosing 6 might come from dividing the perimeter incorrectly, 10 could result from calculation errors, and 14 might result from doubling the side length of square X instead of calculating based on perimeter.
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