Question

Can someone help me with a word problem please?

Answer 1

I was thinking I would divide 479 by either 2 or 4... because with area I know you multiply length times the height...Im very lost

Answer 2

if it's sqaure, width and legnth are the same

Answer 3

I'm trying to find what those are though

Answer 4

What is the formula for area of a sqaure?

Answer 5

I'm not sure

Answer 6

legnth * width = units^2

Answer 7

I see, but how do I figure out what those are?

Answer 8

if a*b = c, then c/a = b, or c/b=a

Answer 9

or, since they are the same: sqaure root(c) = a = b

Answer 10

5*5=25

sqrt(25) = 5

25/5 = 5

Answer 11

a 5 x 5 foot square has a 25 ft^2 area

Answer 12

ft^2 doesn't mean (25^2) ft. The units are squared

Answer 13

Can you answer the quetion now?

Answer 14

Not exactly.. the example you gave me you had told me what the length was, but in the question they dont already give that to you

Answer 15

If the area is a sqaure, you can find legnth and width uising the equation for area

Answer 16

To find area, you need legnth and width. In a square, they are the same, so you can find them with just area itself. In a rectangle, length and width are not the same, so you cannot find length with only area.

Answer 17

Do you understand that?

Answer 18

yes