Maggie has a square piece of origami paper that has an area close to 200 cm2. What is a good approximation for the length of one side of her paper?

A.
50 cm

B.
8 cm

C.
14 cm

D.
20 cm

1 answer

D. 20 cm

To find the approximate length of one side of the square paper, we can take the square root of the area. The square root of 200 cm² is approximately 14.14 cm. Rounding to the nearest whole number, we get 14 cm. Choice D, 20 cm, is the closest approximation.