Tuesday, November 9, 2010

Maya's Text Book Scribe Post

# 10 and 16.

Page 98
10) Kai uses an entire can of paint on a square backdrop for the school play. The label on the can states that one can covers 27m² of wall surface. Estimate the backdrop side length, to one decimal place.

Answer:
5.2 is the estimation of 27m².

Page 100
16) A tub in a fitness centre will install a square hot tub in a 6m × 6m room. They want the tub to fill no more than 75% of the room’s area.

a) What is the maximum area of the hot tub?

Answer:
The maximum area of the hot tub is 27m
²

b) What dimensions, to a tenth of a metre, will the fitness centre order from the manufacturer? Explain.

Answer:
The dimensions should be 5.1 by 5.1 so the area does not exceed 75% of the space available.

*Sorry if I didn't explain it well.



Here's a video to help you estimate square roots.

2 comments:

  1. Good Job maya. I like how you kept your post simple. Its very understandable, a picture would be great. Good JOb.

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  2. Good job Maya! Your post was neat and I liked that you highlighted the important words. But next time explain how you got your answers more and maybe add a link and a video. Great work!

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