Year 6 Square and Cube Numbers Worksheet — Level 1 — Practice Set 2 — Answers
Answer sheet with worked solutions for the Year 6 factors, multiples & primes worksheet.
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A square number is a number times itself; a cube number is a number times itself three times.
1.12 = (answer space)
Answer: 1
- 1 × 1 = 1
2.√1 = (answer space)
Answer: 1
- 1 × 1 = 1
3.17 is a square number.
Answer: False
42 = 16 and 52 = 25, so 17 is not a square number.
4.52 = (answer space)
Answer: 25
- 5 × 5 = 25
5.√121 = (answer space)
Answer: 11
- 11 × 11 = 121
6.120 is a square number.
Answer: False
102 = 100 and 112 = 121, so 120 is not a square number.
7.32 = (answer space)
Answer: 9
- 3 × 3 = 9
8.√81 = (answer space)
Answer: 9
- 9 × 9 = 81
9.2 is a square number.
Answer: False
12 = 1 and 22 = 4, so 2 is not a square number.
10.82 = (answer space)
Answer: 64
- 8 × 8 = 64
11.√144 = (answer space)
Answer: 12
- 12 × 12 = 144
12.25 is a square number.
Answer: True
5 × 5 = 25
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