Question

Clara says that if you square the number 4 and then divide the result by 2, you end up with 4. Is Clara correct?

Answer 1

Clara is incorrect the answer would be 1

Answer 2

Clara is incorrect.

Explanation:

Given : Clara says that if you square the number 4 and then divide the result by 2, you end up with 4.

To find : Is Clara correct?

Solution :

We solve according to Clara and verify the result.

Clara says that if you square the number 4 and then divide the result by 2.

Squaring 4,
`4^2=16`

Divide by result by 2,
`(16)/(2)=8`

As
`8\\eq 4`

Therefore, Clara is incorrect.