Question

The length of each side of a square measured s inches long. The area of the square is 47in squared. What is the length of one side of the square? Round to the nearest tenth.

Please help.

Answer 1

The length of one side of the square is 11.8 inches.

Explanation:

Since a square has 4 sides and they are all equal, you want to divide 47 by 4.

You will get 11.75 inches per side.

However, since they want you to round to the near tenth, the answer will actually be 11.8 inches.