How big is 180 square inches?

It's hard to say, because there are so many possibilities.

-- If it's in the shape of a circle, then the diameter of the circle is 15.2 inches.

-- If it's in the shape of a square, then each side of the square is 13.4 inches.

-- If it's in the shape of a rectangle that's not square, then there are an

infinite number of possibilities. Here are a few of them:

• 1" x 180"
• 1.5 x 120
• 2 x 90
• 2.4 x 75
• 2.5 x 72
• 3 x 60
• 3.6 x 50
• 4 x 45
• 4.5 x 40
• 4.8 x 371/2
• 5 x 36
• 5.4 x 331/3
• 6 x 30
• 7.2 x 25
• 7.5 x 24
• 8 x 22 1/2
• 8.1 x 222/9
• 9 x 20
• 9.6 x 18 3/4
• 9.9 x 18 2/11
• 10 x 18
• 12 x 15

The only thing we know for sure is that whatever shape it's in, it has

an area of exactly 180 square inches. And it turns out that this is the

best way to describe how big it is.