In an origami class, the instructor tells the students to cut a square that has an area of 24 square inches. Kevin cuts a square with a side length of 4.80 inches. Which statement is true?

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pandasurvive · Answer

What are the choices for the statements?

21mhill · Answer

The side length of the square Kevin cuts is exactly the same as the length the instructor required.
The side length of the square Kevin cuts is slightly less than the length the instructor required.
The side length of the square Kevin cuts is slightly more than the length the instructor required.
The side length of the square Kevin cuts is far more than the length the instructor required.

pandasurvive · Answer

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21mhill · Answer

Thank you

pandasurvive · Answer

Ok so the formula for finding the area of a square is Area=(the length of one side)^2. So in this case it would be A=4.8^2.

pandasurvive · Answer

Can you solve for that?

21mhill · Answer

23.04? I have no idea

pandasurvive · Answer

Correct, so did he get the same length, slightly more, slightly less or far more than the instructor?

21mhill · Answer

More?

pandasurvive · Answer

Whats bigger 24 or 23.04?

21mhill · Answer

24

pandasurvive · Answer

So 23.04 is slightly less than 24 :). Which means the answer is?

pandasurvive · Answer

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Eiwoh2 · Answer

Panda is murdering all these questions XD

pandasurvive · Answer

I dont even know how tbh