Question

Find the number of square inches in one square foot. 144 24 12

Answer 1

1 ft=12 inches
\[1 \square foot=12\times12=? inches\]

Answer 2

How many inches per foot? When you find that out you will want to find the number of 'square' inches within that so you must multiply it by itself or raise it to the second power

Answer 3

\(\large \begin{array}{ccllll}
1ft &12in\\
(1ft)^2&(12in)^2\\
1^2ft^2&12^2in^2\\
1ft^2&\square ?
\end{array}\)