Squares and Square Roots Word Problems

A miniature portrait of George Washington is square and has an area of 169 square centimeters. How long is each side of the portrait?

• 16
• 14
• 13
• 15

Len is baking a square cake for his friend’s wedding. When served to the guests, the cake will be cut into square pieces 1 inch on a side. The cake should be large enough so that each of the 121 guests gets one piece. How long should each side of the cake be?

• 7
• 11
• 12
• 15

Cara has 196 marbles that she is using to make a square formation. How many marbles should be in each row?

• 13
• 12
• 16
• 14

Tate is planning to put a square garden with an area of 289 square feet in his back yard. What will be the length of each side of the garden?

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• 15
• 16
• 13

169

• Is a perfect square.
• Is not a perfect square.

-√144

• 12
• 13
• -12
• None of the above

Find the two square roots of 16...

• 8 and -8
• 4 and -4
• 2 and 4
• 3 and -3

5²

• 16
• 25
• 20
• 10

11²

• 132
• 144
• 121
• 22

√ 64

• 4
• 6
• 9
• 8