A square banner has an area of 20 square feet.

To the nearest tenth of a foot, what is the length of one side of the banner?

A.
4.0 ft

B.
4.5 ft

C.
5.0 ft

D.
9.5 ft

Question

A square banner has an area of 20 square feet.
 
To the nearest tenth of a foot, what is the length of one side of the banner?
 
 A.
4.0 ft
 
 B.
4.5 ft
 
 C.
5.0 ft
 
 D.
9.5 ft

anonymous · Answer

B. 4.5 since its a square you use square root to fin the length of a side

anonymous · Answer

because you multiply a #*# to get the area and the numbers are the same you got the square root of 20

anonymous · Answer

THANK YOU i thought the same thing.

anonymous · Answer

i didn;t think it was five.. i tried to find th square root of 20 and got 4.47213595499958 i rounded it and got 4.5... thanks