mira built a lid to cover the top of a square sandbox. the area of the lid is 23 square feet.

which measurement is closets to the length of one of the sides of the lid in feet?
a 5.1 ft
b 4.1 ft
c 4.8 ft
d 5.8 ft

To find the length of one side of the lid, we need to find the square root of the area of the lid (23 square feet).

√23 ≈ 4.8 ft

Therefore, the answer is c) 4.8 ft