The length of a rectangular wall is 16.5 feet. The height of the wall is 8.625 feet. Cameron determines the area of the wall to

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lapo4ka [179]

3 years ago

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The length of a rectangular wall is 16.5 feet. The height of the wall is 8.625 feet. Cameron determines the area of the wall to

be 1423.125 square feet. Which best explains the reasonableness of Cameron’s solution?

Mathematics

2 answers:

arlik [135] · Answer 1 · 2022-02-09T08:31:59+03:00

arlik [135]3 years ago

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Area for a rectangle is height * width. Therefore, the area of the wall would be 16.5 * 8.625 = 142.3125. Thus, Cameron's answer is not reasonable since the decimal place is in the wrong place.

stiks02 [169] · Answer 2 · 2022-02-09T09:35:49+03:00

stiks02 [169]3 years ago

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16.5 x 8.625 = 142.3125...