SOLUTION: 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

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Question 637442: 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
Found 2 solutions by ewatrrr, Edwin McCravy:
Answer by ewatrrr(24785) About Me  (Show Source):
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Hi,

The ares of a large square is 16 times the area of a small squarehighlight%28x%29

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

Answer by Edwin McCravy(20054) About Me  (Show Source):
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compared to
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