Question

Carrie made a square tablecloth with an area of 169 square inches. What was the length of each side of the tablecloth?

9 inches

13 inches

17 inches

23 inches

Answer 1

@amistre64 @acxbox22

Answer 2

\[\sqrt{169}=13 \]

Answer 3

so 13?

Answer 4

@robtobey

Answer 5

yep 13

Answer 6

what about this?

Answer 7

your thoughts on it?

Answer 8

no A or B...

Answer 9

agreed, what else?

Answer 10

D is the answer!

Answer 11

nope

Answer 12

oh, C!!!

Answer 13

20 is the perimeter

Answer 14

4 times side length = 4*5 = 20

Answer 15

ok....C?

Answer 16

yes

Answer 17

What about this?

Answer 18

what about this?

Answer 19

If s is the side length of the square, then the area is:
s^2 = 169
Take the square root of each side to calculate the length of s.

Answer 20

thats a different question?

Answer 21

No. I did not elaborate on the approach to the solution on my first posting.

Answer 22

oh, its not 13?

Answer 23

it is 13