Shown below is a blueprint for a rectangular kennel at a pet hotel.

Question

The blueprint of the rectangular kennel shows one side is 23 feet and another side is 14 feet.

Round each measurement to the nearest ten. Then estimate the area of the kennel.

Answer 1

To estimate the area of the rectangular kennel, we start by rounding each measurement to the nearest ten.

1. One side is 23 feet:

   • Rounding 23 to the nearest ten gives us 20 feet.

2. The other side is 14 feet:

   • Rounding 14 to the nearest ten gives us 10 feet.

Now, we can estimate the area of the kennel by multiplying the rounded measurements:

\[ \text{Estimated Area} = \text{Length} \times \text{Width} = 20 , \text{feet} \times 10 , \text{feet} = 200 , \text{square feet} \]

Therefore, the estimated area of the kennel is 200 square feet.