SOLUTION: Sam is installing ceramic tiles in his bathroom. The area of each tile is 97 square inches.To the nearest inch what is the length of one side of the tile.

Question 800667: Sam is installing ceramic tiles in his bathroom. The area of each tile is 97 square inches.To the nearest inch what is the length of one side of the tile.
Answer by thepianist25(8) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The formula for the area of a square is .
To solve for s, you must substitute in the area value and follow equation rules.
Therefore,

, which rounds off to 10 inches.

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