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Estimate StartRoot 24 EndRoot to the nearest tenth. Then locate StartRoot 24 EndRoot on a number line.
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StartRoot 24 EndRootalmost equals
  
enter your response here ​(Round to the nearest tenth as​ needed.)

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
sqrt(24) ≈ 4.898979486… so rounded to the nearest tenth it is 4.9.

On a number line it lies between 4 and 5, about 9/10 of the way from 4 to 5 (just slightly less than 4.9).
Check: 4.8^2 = 23.04 < 24 < 24.01 = 4.9^2, so sqrt(24) is between 4.8 and 4.9, rounding to 4.9.