Every square has 4 toothpicks. Two squares would be a total of 8 toothpicks. 3 squares is 12 toothpicks, 4 squares is 16 toothpicks, and 5 squares is 20 toothpicks.
Just under 44 squares would equal 175 toothpicks.
ANSWER:
# Toothpicks. # squares
8. 2
12. 3
16. 4
20. 5
