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Advanced MathEasySquare with the area of a rectangle

Advanced Math practice question

A square has the same area as a rectangle that is 2 centimetres by 8 centimetres. What is the side length of the square, in centimetres?

Answer: 4

The rectangle's area is 16 cm², and 4² = 16.

Common wrong answers

If you answered 5
5 is half the rectangle's perimeter divided by 2; areas, not perimeters, are equal.
If you answered 8
8 is the rectangle's length.
If you answered 16
16 is the area, not the side.

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