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Grade 8 Algebra: Word Problems: Square and Cube Roots

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Squares and cubes

  1. 1. Solve:
    A\text{A}square\text{square}rug\text{rug}has\text{has}an\text{an}area\text{area}of\text{of}36\text{36}square\text{square}feet.\text{feet.}How\text{How}long\text{long}is\text{is}each\text{each}side?\text{side?}
  2. 2. Solve:
    A\text{A}cube\text{cube}box\text{box}has\text{has}a\text{a}volume\text{volume}of\text{of}64\text{64}cubic\text{cubic}inches.\text{inches.}How\text{How}long\text{long}is\text{is}each\text{each}edge?\text{edge?}
  3. 3. Solve:
    A\text{A}square\text{square}garden\text{garden}has\text{has}an\text{an}area\text{area}of\text{of}81\text{81}square\text{square}meters.\text{meters.}What\text{What}is\text{is}the\text{the}length\text{length}of\text{of}one\text{one}side?\text{side?}
  4. 4. Solve:
    A\text{A}cube\text{cube}of\text{of}ice\text{ice}has\text{has}a\text{a}volume\text{volume}of\text{of}27\text{27}cubic\text{cubic}cm.\text{cm.}How\text{How}long\text{long}is\text{is}each\text{each}edge?\text{edge?}
  5. 5. Solve:
    A\text{A}square\text{square}tile\text{tile}has\text{has}an\text{an}area\text{area}of\text{of}144\text{144}square\text{square}cm.\text{cm.}How\text{How}long\text{long}is\text{is}each\text{each}side?\text{side?}
  6. 6. Solve:
    A\text{A}cube\text{cube}tank\text{tank}holds\text{holds}1000\text{1000}cubic\text{cubic}feet.\text{feet.}How\text{How}tall\text{tall}is\text{is}it?\text{it?}
  7. 7. Solve:
    A\text{A}square\text{square}photo\text{photo}has\text{has}an\text{an}area\text{area}of\text{of}25\text{25}square\text{square}inches.\text{inches.}What\text{What}is\text{is}its\text{its}perimeter?\text{perimeter?}
  8. 8. Solve:
    A\text{A}cube\text{cube}has\text{has}a\text{a}volume\text{volume}of\text{of}125\text{125}cubic\text{cubic}m.m\text{.}What\text{What}is\text{is}the\text{the}area\text{area}of\text{of}one\text{one}face?\text{face?}