Squaring Numbers Worksheet

Squaring Numbers Practice

Read each question carefully and provide the correct answer. Show your work where necessary.

Find the square of each number:

1. 7² =  

2. 12² =  

3. (-5)² =  

4. 1.5² =  

5. (2/3)² =  

1. Which of the following numbers is a perfect square?

2. Which of the following is NOT a perfect square?

1. A square garden has a side length of 9 meters. What is the area of the garden?

2. If a number is squared, the result is 144. What is the original number?

1. The square of any negative number is always positive.

2. The square of a fraction is always smaller than the original fraction.

Match each number with its square:

Explain in your own words what it means to 'square a number'.