Question

The side of a square is 12 feet. what is the area of the square?

Answer 1

144 ft ^2 because you multiply 12 x 12

Answer 2

144 ft^2

Explanation:

The length of each side of a square is the same; so each side is 12 ft.

To find the area, you do base × height.

12 × 12 = 144 ft^2