A playground has two sandboxes. Each sandbox is in the shape of a right prism. The first sandbox has a square base with a side length of 8 feet. What is the area, in square feet, of the base of the first sandbox? Show or explain how you got your answer.
The area of the base of the first sandbox is 64 square feet.
Explanation: Earlier it said the first sandbox has a SQUARE base and its side length is 8 feet. Its asking for the area of the square base, so follow this formula: Side length^2