The area of a square flowerbed is 1.44 square yards. What is the length of each side? 1.4 yards 12 yards 14 yards 1.2 yards

SuperOli asked Sep 8, 2022

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The area of a square flowerbed is 1.44 square yards. What is the length of each side?

1.4 yards
12 yards
14 yards
1.2 yards

SuperOli asked Sep 8, 2022

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Step-by-step explanation:

Apply the square root to 1.44 to get 1.2

√(1.44) = 1.2

If the square has side lengths 1.2 yards, then,

area = side*side = 1.2*1.2 = 1.44 square yards

which helps us confirm the answer

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