Question

Benji's woodworking project is making square pieces for a chess board. each piece measure 3.5 centimeters by 3.5 centimeters. what is the area of each piece?

a.7 cm2
b.14 cm2
c.12.25 cm2
d.24.5 cm2

Answer 1

The formula for getting the area of Square
Area of square = L^2
where:
L= 3.5 cm; since it's a square all sides are equal;
Area of square = 12.25cm2 area of each chess piece in Benji's woodworking project