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

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geekfromthefutur · Answer

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mathmale · Answer

Dear Geek:  Have you tried looking up "area of a square"?  Please do that before calling on others for help.  Google "area of a square," and you'll find PLENTY of clues regarding what to do.  mathmale, Moderator

ddcamp · Answer

When your multiplying, the end result has the same number of sig figs as the starting number with the least sig figs. How many significant figures does 6.25 have? Make sure that your answer has that many.

geekfromthefutur · Answer

but those r yahoo ppl i dnt like they tell lies for points but ill look

mathmale · Answer

No, there are no yahoo ppl involved here. Please look at https://www.google.com/search?q=%22area+of+a+square%22&rlz=1C1CHFX_enUS461US461&oq=%22area+of+a+square%22&aqs=chrome..69i57j0l5.5976j0j8&sourceid=chrome&espv=210&es_sm=122&ie=UTF-8 Good luck!

geekfromthefutur · Answer

im saying google will have yahoo answers in some of them

mathmale · Answer

Please ignore that;  just go look and choose whichever advice you want.  Let's get your problem solved quickly and well, OK?

geekfromthefutur · Answer

ok