Classroom area question

Question

I bought a hexagonal rug with 3 foot sides for my classroom. Each child takes up 1 foot on the rug. How many children can fit on the rug?

Answer 1

You will need to first know the formula for the area of a regular hexagon which is 3 times the square root of 3 divided by 2 times the a²

a=side length

Then you will use the 3ft as your side length value and solve using order of operations. Since each child only takes up 1ft, then the area also represents the number of students who can sit on the rug. For example, if your answer is 28 then 28 children can sit on the rug. If your answer is a decimal, like 23.38, then only 23 children can sit on the rug.