A square measures 16 cm on a side. What happens to the

area of the square if each side is divided by 2?

it would be 4 on all sides.

the area gets divided by 4

Step-by-step explanation:

first pretend we are just finding the area of the original square

side x side; 16 x 16 = 256

if each side is divided by 2

side x side; 8 x 8 = 64

64 is 1/4 of 256

so the area of the square gets divided by 4 if each side is divided by 2