Question

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Approximate √15 to the nearest integer.
Explain how you got your answer. ​

Answer 1

The square root of 15 is approximately 4.

To approximate the square root of 15, we can find the perfect squares that are closest to 15. The perfect squares that are closest to 15 are 9 and 16. Since 15 is closer to 16, we can say that the square root of 15 is slightly less than 4.

Another approach could be:

The square root of 15 is approximately 3.87. Rounding to the nearest integer gives us 4. To round a number, we look at the number following the place value we are rounding to. If it is greater than or equal to 5, we round up. If it is less than 5, we round down. In this case, the digit following the ones place is 8, which is greater than 5, so we round up to 4.