SOLUTION: How many square inches difference is there between the area of a 10 inch square and a surface containing 10 square inches?

Question 25315: How many square inches difference is there between the area of a 10 inch square and a surface containing 10 square inches?
Answer by longjonsilver(2297) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
an area of a 10 inch square tells you there is a square of side 10 inches by 10 inches --> area is 100 square inches.

And the second, surface, is already 10 square inches.

So difference is 90 square inches.

Jon.

RELATED QUESTIONS
What is the area and perimeter of a square with a diagnol of 10... (answered by mananth)

To the nearest tenth of a square inch, how much surface area is added to a spherical... (answered by jorel1380)

What is the difference in volume in a 8 inch square pan and a 10 inch square pan. Assume... (answered by rfer)

The surface area of a sphere varies directly with the square of its radius. If the... (answered by Alan3354)

A square pizza is sold for $15.00 and is 10 inches on each side. Using the price per... (answered by CharlesG2)

a square pyramid has a height of 1.5 inches, a slant height of 3.9 inches and a volume of (answered by ikleyn)

a rhombus has sides of length 10 inches, and the lengths of its diagonals difference by 4 (answered by CharlesG2)

the sides of a square are 10 inches long. if you increase each side by 50% by how many... (answered by ewatrrr)

a piece of plywood, the surface of which measures eight-ninths square yard, is cut into... (answered by mananth)