Question

Marlene is trying to estimate v 42. She uses this table of values:

Square 6.02 6.12 6.22 6.32 6.42 6.52
Value
36.0 37.2 38.4 39.7 41.0 42.3
Square 6.62 6.72 6.82 6.92 7.02
Value
43.6 44.9 46.2 47.6 49.0
What should she do next to find 42 to the nearest hundredth?
A. She should find the squares of numbers between 6.4 and 6.5.
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B. She should find the average of 6.4 and 6.5.
C. She should find the squares of numbers between 6.5 and 6.6.
O D. She should estimate that 42 is 6.50,

Answer 1

D.

Explanation:

6.52^2 = 42.3 according to the table so 6.5 should be a good estimate.