Square roots of perfect squares

Answer Key - Grade 7 Math Worksheet - Challenge Me

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1. 1.

   Ren's puppy gets a square play yard with an area of 144 square feet. The fence goes all around the edge. How many feet of fence are needed?

   48
2. 2.

   Tala sews ribbon all around a square blanket with an area of 64 square feet. The blanket is very soft. How many feet of ribbon are needed?

   32
3. 3.

   Zee's square plant bed has an area of 196 square feet, with a fence all the way around. The plants wave. How many feet of fence are needed?

   56
4. 4.

   Ari's padlock tag says √(64 + 36). Work inside the root first. What is √(64 + 36)?

   10
5. 5.

   Bo's robot shows √(144 + 25) on its screen. It is thinking hard. What is √(144 + 25)?

   13
6. 6.

   “A: √1 B: 3 C: √0 D: √4” Milo's notes list four numbers, and some have square root signs. Write the letters with commas, like P, Q, R, S. What is the order from least to greatest?

   C, A, D, B
7. 7.

   Pia glues a square sheet of paper with an area of 100 square cm onto a card, leaving a 3 cm border all around. How long is each side of the card, in cm?

   16
8. 8.

   Ren's square flower bed has an area of 169 square feet, and a path 2 feet wide goes all around it. How long is each side of the bed with its path, in feet?

   17
9. 9.

   Zee's math book asks for the positive number n with n² − 9 = 135. What is n?

   12
10. 10.

    Ari's quiz card says k² + 20 = 101, and k is positive. A star waits. What is k?

    9