Joseph completely covered the floor of his square office with carpet. He used 148 ft2 of carpet. Which measurement is closest to the length of one side of Joseph’s office in feet?
Responses
A 11 ft11 ft
B 27 ft27 ft
C 12 ft12 ft
D 74 ft
To find the length of one side of Joseph's office, we need to find the square root of the area of the office.
148 square feet = (side length)^2
Taking the square root of both sides, we get:
√148 square feet = side length
The square root of 148 is approximately 12.6.
Since the options only provide whole numbers for the side length, the closest measurement to 12.6 would be 12.
Therefore, the answer is C) 12 ft.