Question

A group of students is given a 10 by 10 grid to cut into individual unit squares. The challenge is to create two squares using all of the unit squares. Their teacher states that after the two new squares are formed, one should have a side length two units greater than the other.

Answer 1

Probably, if this is what the question is asking, you could make a 6*6 square, which would take 36 squares, and an 8*8 square, which would take 64 squares, which together is 100 (10*10). 6+2=8