Question

9. Jerry's bedroom is square. He has a square desk that has an area of 1000 cm2. The area

of the bedroom is 16 times as large as the area of the desk. What is the side length of the
bedroom?

Answer 1

Answer: 126.49 cm [A VERY small bedroom]

Explanation:

The area of the square bedroom is 16 times larger than Jerry's 1000 cm^2 desk. That makes his bedroom 16000 cm^2, It is square, so each side, x, is the same: x^2 = 16000 cm^2; x = 126.49 cm.

For reference, 126.49cm is 4.14 feet.