Year 6 Square and Cube Numbers Worksheet — Level 2 — Practice Set 2 — Answers
Answer sheet with worked solutions for the Year 6 factors, multiples & primes worksheet.
Year 6 Square and Cube Numbers Worksheet — Level 2 — Practice Set 2 — Answers
A square number is a number times itself; a cube number is a number times itself three times.
1.142 = (answer space)
Answer: 196
- 14 × 14 = 196
2.√81 = (answer space)
Answer: 9
- 9 × 9 = 81
3.36 is a square number.
Answer: True
6 × 6 = 36
4.13 = (answer space)
Answer: 1
- 1 × 1 × 1 = 1
5.The cube root of 27 is (answer space).
Answer: 3
- 3 × 3 × 3 = 27
6.97 is a cube number.
Answer: False
97 is not a whole number cubed.
7.82 = (answer space)
Answer: 64
- 8 × 8 = 64
8.√225 = (answer space)
Answer: 15
- 15 × 15 = 225
9.68 is a square number.
Answer: False
82 = 64 and 92 = 81, so 68 is not a square number.
10.53 = (answer space)
Answer: 125
- 5 × 5 × 5 = 125
11.The cube root of 64 is (answer space).
Answer: 4
- 4 × 4 × 4 = 64
12.28 is a cube number.
Answer: False
28 is not a whole number cubed.
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