Carol claims “when you square a number, the answer is always bigger than the number you started with.”Is she correct? Explain your answer.

No, This is not necessary

Step-by-step explanation:

She is not correct because there are some number which on square have a result smaller than the actual number.

Let me make you more clear by the following example:

=> The number 0.5 on squaring becomes 0.25

And 0.25 is less than the actual number 0.5.

-6 is the correct option from the above given options

the smallest possible measurement of the width is 14 feet

step-by-step explanation:

let's assume length of parallelogram is 'l'

width of parallelogram is 'w'

the perimeter of a parallelogram must be no less than 40 feet

so, we get

we are given

length of parallelogram is 6 feet

so,

l=6

we can plug it

now, we can solve for w

subtract both sides by 12

divide both sides by 2

and we get

so,

the smallest possible measurement of the width is 14 feet