A square has an area of 64 square units. A cube has a volume of 64 cubic units. What is the difference in the side length of the square and the length of one edge of the cube?

The formula in solving the area of a square is Area = a² where "a" is for the length of the side. The area formula in solving a cube is Area = 6a² where "a" is for the length of its side.

Area of square = a²

64 = a²

a = 8 units

Area of cube = 6a²

64 = 6a²

a = 3.27 units

The difference of side of the square and side of the cube is shown below:

Difference = 8 - 3.27

Difference = 4.73 units.

The answer is 4.73 units.