Question

A square chessboard is made of 64 white and black squares arranged in 8 rows and 8 columns. The side length of each square is 2 inches. What is the perimeter of the chessboard ?

Answer 1

Answer:

64 inches

Step-by-step explanation:

We know the following:

- A chessboard is made of 64 white and black squares.

- The 64 squares are arranged in 8 rows and 8 columns.

- Each square is 2 inches thick.

From the first point, we see that a chessboard is a square. This means its length and width are equal.

This is also why the number of rows is equal to the number of columns.

It has been established that there are 8 rows (and 8 columns). Each row is made up of 8 squares.

Therefore, the length of 8 squares (a row) is:

L = 8 * 2 = 16 inches.

Hence, each row (and column) is 16 inches long.

Therefore, Perimeter will be:

P = 4L

P = 4 * 16

P = 64 inches

The perimeter of the chessboard is 64 inches.