Reed wants to have a square garden plot in his backyard. He has enough compost to cover an area of 469 square feet. To the nearest tenth of a foot, how long can a side of his garden be?

Question

Please show me how to solve the word problem

Answer 1

Let s = the length of each side of the square garden

A = s^2

469 = s^2

Take the square root of both sides.

21.7 feet = s