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Square Root Word Problems

Authored by Andrea DeForest

Mathematics

8th Grade

CCSS covered

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Square Root Word Problems
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Rosy wants a large picture window put in the living room of her new house. The window is to be square with an area of 49 square feet. How long should each side of the window be?

6 feet

7 feet

8 feet

5 feet

Tags

CCSS.8.EE.A.2

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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 cm

1.3 cm

13 cm

15 cm

Tags

CCSS.8.EE.A.2

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Damien is having a rabbit problem in his garden so he wants to put up a fence. His garden is 400 square feet. How much fencing does he need to protect his garden?

20 feet

19 feet

80 feet

40 feet

Tags

CCSS.8.EE.A.2

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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 in

11 in

12 in

15 in

Tags

CCSS.8.EE.A.2

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Cara has a square bulletin board outside her classroom that is 196 square inches. She wants to put a shiny pink border around the bulletin board. How much border does she need?

56 in

14 in

42 in

20 in

Tags

CCSS.5.MD.A.1

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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?

17 feet

15 feet

16 feet

13 feet

Tags

CCSS.8.EE.A.2

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Al has 324 square paving stones that he plans to use to construct a square patio. How many paving stones wide will the patio be?

18 stones

17 stones

16 stones

15 stones

Tags

CCSS.8.EE.A.2

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