Advanced MathEasySide of a square garden from its area
Advanced Math practice question
A square garden has an area of 144 square metres. What is the length, in metres, of one side of the garden?
Answer: 12
s² = 144, so s = 12.
Common wrong answers
- If you answered 36
- 36 divides 144 by 4, the number of sides.
- If you answered 72
- 72 halves 144.
- If you answered 144
- 144 is the area, not the side.
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