Question

The area of a square is 102 square units. What is an

estimated value for the length of a side of the square?
between 10 and 11
between 11 and 12
between 12 and 13
between 13 and 14

Answer 1

Between 10 and 11 because 10x10 would be 100 so the accurate number would be 10.1 which is in between 10 and 11

Answer 2

Between 10 and 11.

Explanation:

To begin, we can look at the problem as such. If we take the first answer choice, we can find the squares of both numbers giving us: (Remember that the area of a square is A=L²)

10²= 100

11²= 121

Since the given area is in between these two numbers, this means that the side length must be between 10 and 11.