David G.

asked • 03/19/20

area of a table cloth

The area of a square table cloth is 18 square feet. Estimate the length of one side of the table cloth to the nearest tenth. Explain your answer using a model.

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Trever R. answered • 03/19/20

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The question asks for the area of a square, so we know that both sides are going to be the same length. If we take the square root of 18 we can estimate the length of both sides.


The square root of 18 is 4.2426 rounded to the nearest tenth is 4.2 feet.


Draw a square and label both two sides 4.2 ft for the model.

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