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The point StartRoot x EndRoot is plotted on the number line.

A number line going from 9 to 10 in increments of 0.1. StartRoot x EndRoot is plotted between 9.3 and 9.4.

What whole number best approximates the value of x?
81
87
88
93

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
If sqrt(x) is between 9.3 and 9.4, then x is between 9.3^2 = 86.49 and 9.4^2 = 88.36. The midpoint is about 87.42, so the best whole-number approximation is 87.