Question

A square carpet has an area of 40 square feet.

To the nearest tenth of a foot, what is the length of the carpet?

A.
6.5 ft

B.
8.0 ft

C.
6.3 ft

-----> D.
10.0 ft

Answer 1

this my lest question for the assignment and im stumped

Answer 2

D is incorrect

Answer 3

ok let me retry one sec

Answer 4

Area = length times width = (x) (x) = x²
x² = 40
Just take the square root of both sides to find the answer.
x = √40 = ???

Answer 5

6.3

Answer 6

i tink its either c , or b... i know the answer but i cant tell you >.<

hope it still helps

Answer 7

yes that is correct! do you understand why?

Answer 8

6.3 would equal 25.2 if it was multiplied by 4 so i dont understand why

Answer 9

6.3*6.3=?

Answer 10

oh ok i see now lxl = area right

Answer 11

i got 39.6 and rounded it up

Answer 12

yes

Answer 13

ok thanks