Question

Jose and Anna are both finding the square root of 75.

-Jose thinks √75 ≈ 8.3.
- Anna thinks √75 ≈ 8.6.
Who is closer to the approximation of √75? Explain how you know.

Answer 1

Anna is closer she guessed 8.6, 8.6x8.6 is 73.96. Jose said it was 8.3, 8.3x8.3 is 68.89