[
  "A square of side 4 cm can be divided into rows and columns of 1-cm squares.",
  "Number of 1-cm squares = length x width = 4 x 4 = 16. Area = side x side = 16 cm^2.",
  "Both answers are 16: the figure is made of 16 1-cm squares, and its area is 16 cm^2."
]