The area of a square is $36$ sq. cm. How long is each side?

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Solution

The correct option is B $6$ cm
Area of square $= {side}^{2}$
Therefore, $36 = {side}^{2}$
$\Rightarrow side = 6$ cm
The sides of a square are all the same length, so each side must be $6$ centimeters long.

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