Question

What is the value of the square root of 72 to the nearest tenth?

Answer 1

8.5

Explanation:

Because I used a calculator

Answer 2

The square root of 72 is 8.48528137424 ...

The hundredths digit (8) rounds up.

So the square root of 72 rounded to the nearest tenth is 8.5.

Now you can multiply this to see if the product is near 72.

8.5 times 8.5 is 72.25.