A square tile in a kitchen has an area of 121 square inches.
What is the length of one side of the square tile in inches?
(2 points)
Is this tile smaller or larger than a one foot by one foot tile?
What is the length of the square tile in inches?
Is the tile smaller or
larger than a one foot by one foot tile?
12
11
9
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smaller
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larger
The length of one side of the square tile is 11 inches (since the square root of 121 is 11).
The tile is smaller than a one foot by one foot tile, which is equivalent to a 12 inch by 12 inch tile.