A square garden has an area of 147 square feet.(2 points) What is the closest approximate length of one of the sides? ______
Choices
13 feet
12 feet
11 feet
10 feet
What is the approximate perimeter of the garden to find out how much fencing you would need to go around it?_______
Choices
49 feet of fencing
52 feet of fencing
24 feet of fencing
36 feet of fencing
To find the length of one side of the square garden, we can take the square root of the area.
√147 ≈ 12.124
So the closest approximate length of one side is 12 feet.
To find the perimeter of the garden, we can multiply the length of one side by 4 since all four sides of a square are equal.
12 feet x 4 = 48 feet
So the approximate perimeter of the garden is 48 feet.
The closest choice for the approximate perimeter is 49 feet of fencing.