Question

The sides of a square are 2 4/9 inches long. What is the area of the square?

2 16/81 sq in
4 16/81 sq in
2 8/9 sq in
4 8/9 sq in

Please Help!!

Answer 1

The formula for area of a square is Side^4
So basically do 2 4/9 * 2 4/9 * 2 4/9 * 2 4/9

Answer 2

the answer choices?

Answer 3

Did you do the math?
2 4/9 * 2 4/9 * 2 4/9 * 2 4/9
What did you get?

Answer 4

2 4/9 times itself 4 times is 35.something... the answer coices are above, that's not even close

Answer 5

Whoops, i meant to say 2 4/9 * 2 4/9

Answer 6

I did that too, it gives me 5.975308...

Answer 7

just putting the answer choices closer:

2 16/81 sq in
4 16/81 sq in
2 8/9 sq in
4 8/9 sq in

Answer 8

You shouldve gotten 4.888

Answer 9

I didnt

Answer 10

2 4/9 * 2 4/9 = 5.975

Answer 11

You did the math wrong then. 2 4/9 is equal to 22/9 which is equal to 2.444
2.444 times 2.444 is 4.888

Answer 12

that's addition dude... XD

Answer 13

Oh wow. I'm dumb. I'm extremely sorry.

Answer 14

heres the problem, my mom thinks the exponents are exponents, I don't think they are

Answer 15

That explains it, it is exponents.

Answer 16

but I did that too... XD XD

Answer 17

Did you put parenthesis around the exponents?

Answer 18

yup, gives me .750123457

Answer 19

Google also says that the area should be 5.97
There is something wrong about those answer choices.

Answer 20

XD this question is so messed up!

Answer 21

Oh, I see why lmao.
2^(4/9) is equal to 1.36079

Answer 22

If you square that, you get 1.8517

Answer 23

no its not...

Answer 24

Yes it is, I just did it on my calculator

Answer 25

4/9 is less than half, half of 2 is 1

Answer 26

Put it into the calculator, you will get the same answer as well.

Answer 27

just putting the answer choices closer:

2 16/81 sq in
4 16/81 sq in
2 8/9 sq in
4 8/9 sq in

Answer 28

I got the answer btw. Its C

Answer 29

Do you get why?

Answer 30

no, but ok, well ill tell you if your right! thanks!

Answer 31

Tell me what you get when you do 2^(8/9)

Answer 32

Alright man.

Answer 33

1.77777777777777 :)

Answer 34

And when you square it?

Answer 35

Wait, you multiplied. You didnt do it to the exponent.

Answer 36

3.1604

Answer 37

You multiplied. It should be an exponent.

Answer 38

1.857

Answer 39

Now square it

Answer 40

3.448448448448...

Answer 41

No, you did it wrong lol.
2^(4/9) is equal to 1.36079

Answer 42

when you square it, you get 1.851749425 which is equal to 2^(8/9)

Answer 43

I did 2 4/9 * 2 4/9 =

22/9 * 22/9 =

484/81 =

5 79/81

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I also did (2+(4/9))* (2+(4/9)) and got the same answer.

I am thinking that the correct answer is not given.

Whoever wrote the problem thought that the correct answer is 4 16/81 and got that answer by thinking squaring 2 4/9 means to square the 2 and then to square the 4/9. That is not correct.

Answer 44

the 4/9 is an exponent..

Answer 45

@Directrix

Answer 46

If you put it as an exponent, you get 1.36079
Then you have to square it cause it is a square.
You get 1.85174925
This is equivalent to choice C which is 2^(8/9)

Answer 47

Why not use the properties of exponents?