Question

Rita is the manager of the football team, and she has been assigned the task of painting a mascot in the middle of the field. The painting fits neatly in the shape of a square with one side of the painting equal to five yards. The area of the square is given the formula A=s2, where s is the length of a side. What is the area of the painting in square yards?

Answer 1

25 square yards

Explanation:

We assume that "fits neatly" means "fills" so that the area of the painting is the same as the area of the square. Put the numbers in the formula and do the arithmetic.

A = (5 yd)² = 5² yd² = 25 yd²