Question

Wyoming is approximately a square-shaped state. If the area of Wyoming is about 97,818 square miles, you can find the length of each side.
A. Find the length of one dimension of Wyoming by ____. the length of one side is approximately ____.
B. Find the perimeter of Wyoming by ____. The perimeter of Wyoming is approximately ____.
use the options below to fill in the blanks
multiply the area times 4
multiply the side dimension times itself
multiply the side dimension times 4
626 miles
313 miles
24,455 miles
squaring the area and then dividing by 4
dividing the area by 2
dividing the area by 4
391,272 miles
1252 miles
taking the square root of the area
multiply the area by itself

Answer 1

A. Find the length of one dimension of Wyoming by taking the square root of the area. The length of one side is approximately 313 miles.
B. Find the perimeter of Wyoming by multiplying the side dimension times 4. The perimeter of Wyoming is approximately 1252 miles.