Year 6 Square and Cube Numbers Worksheet — Level 1 — Practice Set 3 — Answers
Answer sheet with worked solutions for the Year 6 factors, multiples & primes worksheet.
Year 6 Square and Cube Numbers Worksheet — Level 1 — Practice Set 3 — Answers
A square number is a number times itself; a cube number is a number times itself three times.
1.82 = (answer space)
Answer: 64
- 8 × 8 = 64
2.√25 = (answer space)
Answer: 5
- 5 × 5 = 25
3.118 is a square number.
Answer: False
102 = 100 and 112 = 121, so 118 is not a square number.
4.32 = (answer space)
Answer: 9
- 3 × 3 = 9
5.√144 = (answer space)
Answer: 12
- 12 × 12 = 144
6.3 is a square number.
Answer: False
12 = 1 and 22 = 4, so 3 is not a square number.
7.62 = (answer space)
Answer: 36
- 6 × 6 = 36
8.√4 = (answer space)
Answer: 2
- 2 × 2 = 4
9.41 is a square number.
Answer: False
62 = 36 and 72 = 49, so 41 is not a square number.
10.92 = (answer space)
Answer: 81
- 9 × 9 = 81
11.√36 = (answer space)
Answer: 6
- 6 × 6 = 36
12.81 is a square number.
Answer: True
9 × 9 = 81
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