Carmen is laying carpeting in a square den with sides of 5.67 ft each. Estimate the amount of carpet she will need for the foyer, using whole numbers.

36 ft2

24 ft2

32 ft2

23 ft2

Question

Carmen is laying carpeting in a square den with sides of 5.67 ft each. Estimate the amount of carpet she will need for the foyer, using whole numbers.
 
		
36 ft2
 		
24 ft2
 		
32 ft2
 		
23 ft2

anonymous · Answer

The formula for area of a square is $A=s^2$. The wording of the question is not entirely clear. Are you supposed to round the sides to a whole number first, and then solve, or are you supposed to solve and then round the solution to a hwhole number? The results will be different.