Question

To create a square terrain, 20 separate trees were needed, one from the other, a distance of five meters. what is the length of the side of the ground

Answer 1

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Here is the solution:

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Take away the 4 trees for the 4 corners:

Number of trees left = 20 - 4 = 16

Find the number of trees on each side (excluding the corners):

16 ÷ 4 = 4 trees

Find the length of each side:

There are 5 spacing between the trees (including the corners)

5 x 5m = 25 m

Answer: The length of the side is 25m