The size of the square which can be made using 256 square shapes with a side length of 6cm is?

Question

The size of the square which can be made using 256 square shapes with a side length of 6cm is?

Answer 1

√256 = 16

Your big square will be 16 square shapes by 16 square shapes

Each square shape is 6cm long

16(6) = 96 cm

 

The big square is 96 by 96 = 9216 cm² of area

Answer 2

Each 6 cm square has an area of 36cm².  Then 256 of those areas is

 

256 * 36cm² = 9216 cm²

 

 

The area of the square we want is 9216 cm².  This is a 96cm by 96cm square.