Question

Rowena is making a birthday cake for her Mother. The cake is square and each side is 16 inches. How big is the cake if she stacks 5 more cake squares on top?​

Answer 1

The larger square has an area that is 4 times the area of the smaller square.

Step-by-step explanation:

The dimensions of the larger square can be found by multiplying the side length of the smaller square by the scale factor, which is 2 in this case.

So, the side length of the larger square is 4 inches x 2 = 8 inches.

To compare the area of the larger square to the smaller square, we square the side length of each square.

The area of the smaller square is 4 inches x 4 inches = 16 square inches.

The area of the larger square is 8 inches x 8 inches = 64 square inches.

Thus, the area of the larger square is 64 square inches, which is 4 times the area of the smaller square.

Answer 2

Is the cake a cube? To answer this question you need to know how tall each cake square is.