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title: "Perimeter of a Square"
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# Perimeter of a Square

Learning video 55 · Geometry · Grade 4 · 0:29

## Read the story

In a square, all 4 sides are the same length.

Our square has sides that are 5 centimeters long.

For the perimeter we do 4 times 5. That's 20 centimeters.

**A square has 7 cm sides. What is the perimeter?**

## Answer and working

Correct! 4 times 7 is 28 centimeters.

`4 × 7 = 28`