Camille placed blocks on a table in rows and columns. All the rows and columns had the same

number of blocks in them and formed a square. Which could be the total number of blocks

Camille placed on the table?

A. 111 blocks

B. 121 blocks

C. 181 blocks

D. 222 blocks

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Mathematics

Simon Lambert

7 May, 20:36

Camille placed blocks on a table in rows and columns. All the rows and columns had the same

number of blocks in them and formed a square. Which could be the total number of blocks

Camille placed on the table?

A. 111 blocks

B. 121 blocks

C. 181 blocks

D. 222 blocks

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Chaya Quinn · Answer 1

If all the rows and columns have the some number of blocks, then

(number of blocks in each row) times (number of blocks in each column)

must be a perfect square.

'121' is the only choice on the list that's a perfect square. It's the square of 11.

Camille placed blocks on a table in rows and columns. All the rows and columns had the samenumber of blocks in them and formed a square. Which could be the total number of blocksCamille placed on the table?A. 111 blocksB. 121 blocksC. 181 blocksD. 222 blocks

Camille placed blocks on a table in rows and columns. All the rows and columns had the same

number of blocks in them and formed a square. Which could be the total number of blocks

Camille placed on the table?

A. 111 blocks

B. 121 blocks

C. 181 blocks

D. 222 blocks