Question

The area of a square is 144 sq cm. Can you find the length of each side of the square?

• A. 36 cms
• B. 12 cms
• C. 24 cms
• D. 14 cms

Answer 1

The correct option is B

12 cms

Let the length of each side of the square = “s” cms

Area of a square $=\text{side}\times \text{side}$

Forming an equation:

$144=\text{side}\times \text{side}$

$s^2=144$

$s=\sqrt{144}$

$s=12\text{cms}$