Question

The square root of 18 is between which of the following pairs of numbers?
(1) 1.8 and 1.9
(2) 3 and 4
(3) 4 and 5
(4) 5 and 6
(5) 17 and 19
I think the answer is (1) ????
Ms. Sue
Nope.

Here are the first few perfect squares.
4, 9, 16, 25, 36

What is the square root of each of those numbers?
mg
4=2x2
9=3x3
16=4x4
25=5x5
36=6x6
am I right ?
Ms. Sue
Yes. You're right.

So -- The square root of 18 is between which of the following pairs of numbers?
mg
3 and 4 Ms. Sue so my answer is #2 ??? right
mg
oops, its 4 and 5 ? so answer#3
my correction
Ms. Sue
Yes, it's between 4 and 5 -- so the answer is # 3.
mg
oh thank you Ms. Sue so awesome
Ms. Sue
You're very welcome, mg. :-)