Question

A square has a side of 6.25 feet. What is the area in square feet? Round to the correct significant digits.

Answer 1

@mathessentials

Answer 2

6.25 X 6.25 = 39.1 squares feet.

Answer 3

You need to round to significant digits.

Answer 4

Do you know what those are?

Answer 5

She got it right.

Answer 6

the exact result is 6.25 x 6.25 = 39,0625
so you have to round that

Answer 7

Yeah it rounds to 39.1. I already got it right.

Answer 8

But your measurements are rounded to hundreths, so I believe your result should be, as well, shouldn't it?