Question

Kai uses an entire can of paint on a square backdrop for the school play. The label on the can states that one can covers 27 m2 of wall surface. Estimate the backdrop’s side length, to one decimal place.

Answer 1

If one can of paint covers 27 m², then the area of the square backdrop must be 27 m². To find the length of one side of the square, we need to take the square root of the area. The square root of 27 is approximately 5.2. Therefore, the side length of the square backdrop is approximately 5.2 meters.