Hi,

The ares of a large square is 16 times the area of a small square

 

 How many times as long is the base of the smaller square:  1/4 as long 

Answer by Edwin McCravy(20055)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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and you can see the lady is right. A side of the big square

is 4 times as long as a side of the smaller square 

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