Keeli was asked to approximate the square root of thirty-eight to the nearest whole number.

Her work is shown here. Analyze her work, describing what she did correctly and what she did incorrectly. Provide the correct approximation, showing and explaining your work.

If you need to type the square root symbol (for example, ), either type it in words, as in "the square root of 36," or use the common abbreviation "sqrt," as in "sqrt(36)" or "sqrt 36."

thirty-eight is between the two perfect squares thirty-six and sixty-four.

thirty-eight is closer to thirty-six than it is to sixty-fou

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Keeli was asked to approximate the square root of thirty-eight to the nearest whole number.

Her work is shown here. Analyze her work, describing what she did correctly and what she did incorrectly. Provide the correct approximation, showing and explaining your work.

If you need to type the square root symbol (for example, ), either type it in words, as in "the square root of 36," or use the common abbreviation "sqrt," as in "sqrt(36)" or "sqrt 36."

thirty-eight is between the two perfect squares thirty-six and sixty-four.

thirty-eight is closer to thirty-six than it is to sixty-fou

anonymous · Answer

is that it?

anonymous · Answer

feels lacking

anonymous · Answer

yep thats all i have to ask and i allready got the answer

anonymous · Answer

its 6 right

anonymous · Answer

@radar that was very confuseing but i allready got the answer but thank you

radar · Answer

Rounded off to 6 as nearest integer.

anonymous · Answer

thanks for helping

radar · Answer

You're welcome, good luck with your studies.