SOLUTION: mr. barada bought a square rug. the area of the rug was about 68.06ft2. he estimated that the lenth of a side was about 7ft. is mr. barada's estimate reasonable?explain.

Question 168363: mr. barada bought a square rug. the area of the rug was about 68.06ft2. he estimated that the lenth of a side was about 7ft. is mr. barada's estimate reasonable?explain.
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
mr. barada bought a square rug. the area of the rug was about 68.06ft2. he estimated that the lenth of a side was about 7ft. is mr. barada's estimate reasonable?explain.
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If it is square and if one side is 7 ft, the area of the rug is 49 sq ft,
not 68.06 sq. ft.
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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