Question

A square rug covers 79 square feet of floor. What is the approximate length of one side of the rug? (Approximate to the nearest hundredth foot.)

8.86 feet
8.87 feet
8.88 feet
8.89 feet

Answer 1

how you get area of a square ?

Answer 2

area of a square: L*W
so, 79/2... 39.5 which is the distance of a side in meters.
How many feet are in a meter... 3
So you would take 39.5*3 to get your answer.

@jhonyy9 may you check my work to make sure I'm right? :)

Answer 3

no

bc. how are the sides of a square ?

Answer 4

There are 4? And they are equal

Answer 5

yes - so area = side *side

Answer 6

Yeah. that's what I meant by l (length) times w (width). Just the two sides

Answer 7

Ohhh so would it be about 8.89?

Answer 8

@MiraAngel no

bc. area of a square = side time side - so side squared

than given area of a square so to get the length of a side what you need to do with area ?

Answer 9

Area= 79
Area= side squared
sq rt of 79= about 8.89
8.89 feet

Geez. I'm sorry. I don't even know why I added meters into the problem. lol Well, I think this is the right answer! :)

8.89 feet

Answer 10

yes - this is the right way

Answer 11

Thank you @jhonyy9

I hope this helps! @jjjjjff

Answer 12

yw. @MiraAngel