CEMC Pascal, 2006

Geometry Difficulty 1.0 Junior Find the answer Canada

The areas of three squares are $16$ , $49$ and $169$ . What is the average (mean) of their side lengths?

(A) $8$ (B) $12$ (C) $24$ (D) $39$ (E) $32$

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