Year 6 Square and Cube Numbers Worksheet — Level 2 — Answers
Answer sheet with worked solutions for the Year 6 factors, multiples & primes worksheet.
Year 6 Square and Cube Numbers Worksheet — Level 2 — Answers
A square number is a number times itself; a cube number is a number times itself three times.
1.102 = (answer space)
Answer: 100
- 10 × 10 = 100
2.√1 = (answer space)
Answer: 1
- 1 × 1 = 1
3.115 is a square number.
Answer: False
102 = 100 and 112 = 121, so 115 is not a square number.
4.43 = (answer space)
Answer: 64
- 4 × 4 × 4 = 64
5.The cube root of 125 is (answer space).
Answer: 5
- 5 × 5 × 5 = 125
6.216 is a cube number.
Answer: True
6 × 6 × 6 = 216
7.122 = (answer space)
Answer: 144
- 12 × 12 = 144
8.√121 = (answer space)
Answer: 11
- 11 × 11 = 121
9.6 is a square number.
Answer: False
22 = 4 and 32 = 9, so 6 is not a square number.
10.53 = (answer space)
Answer: 125
- 5 × 5 × 5 = 125
11.The cube root of 216 is (answer space).
Answer: 6
- 6 × 6 × 6 = 216
12.10 is a cube number.
Answer: False
10 is not a whole number cubed.
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