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.
√148 = 12.16
The closest measurement to 12.16 is 12ft. Therefore, the length of one side of Joseph's office is approximately 12 ft.
The correct answer is C. 12 ft.