Operations with Radical Expressions

Question

How would I write the expression in decimal form by rounding to nearest tenth? How would I explain the meaning of the answer in a sentence? One of the passengers who is standing on the upper deck can see a distance of √48 miles. The other passenger who is standing on the lower deck can see a distance of √27 miles.

Answer 1

On a calculator, press " √ "

Enter 48

Press " = "

Should see 6.92820323

This rounds to 6.9

 

Repeat for 27

Should see 5.19615242

This rounds to 5.2

 

The person on the upper deck can see a distance of 6.9 miles while the person on the lower deck can see for 5.2 miles.