Question

There are 25 desks in Mr. Miller’s class. There are 36 desks in Mrs. Fernandez’s class. The desks in each classroom are arranged in a square. The equation n2=25 can be used to find how many desks are in each row in Mr. Miller’s class. The equation n2=36 can be used to find how many desks are in each row in Mrs. Fernandez’s class. How many desks are in each row in each class.

Answer 1

Assuming the equations are supposed to read $n^{2}$=25 , you can find the square root of both sides to find n.

$\sqrt{n^{2}}=\sqrt{25} \sqrt{n^{2}}=\sqrt{36}$

The square root of 36 is 6, and the square root of 25 is 5.

n=5 and n=6

So, in Mr. Miller's class, there are 5 desks in each row.

In Mrs. Fernandez's class, there are 6 desks in each row.

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