Question

now, lets look at three squares. if the area of one square is 16 square centimeters. whats the area of three squares? the area of three squares is square centimeters.

Explanation:

Step1: Identify area of one square

Area of 1 square = $16\ \text{cm}^2$

Step2: Calculate total area of 3 squares

Total area = $3 \times 16\ \text{cm}^2$

Answer:

$48$ square centimeters