Area Word Problems Perfect Squares

The area of a square is 117 square meters. Which best represents the length of a side of the square? 

• 10.8 m

• 11 m

• 10 m

• 11.2 m

Jamal is making a new gaming system, and he wants the top to be 361 square millimeters. What is the length of one side?

• 17

• 18

• 19

• 16

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

• 13

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• 15

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

• 12

• 11

• 15

A square park has an area of 256 square yards. What is the length of one side of the park?

• 12 yd

• 16 yd

• 20 yd

• 32 yd

Find the area of the shape below.

Find the area.

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?

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• 16

• 15

• 13

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

• 4.9

• 7

• 5

James is designing a garden space. He has enough fertilizer to cover 144 square feet. He wants to make a square garden. What should be the length of each side?

• 11

• 14

• 12

• 13