A commander tries to arrange 5300 soldiers in a solid square formation with as many rows as columns. How many soldiers will be left over?
Correct answer D. 116
Explanation
72² = 5184 and 73² = 5329 exceeds 5300. So the largest square uses 5184 soldiers and 5300 − 5184 = 116 are left over.
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