QuestionMr. Drew wants a square sandbox with area 225 sq ft. How much wood does he need for the sides?

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STEP 1

Assumptions1. The sandbox is a square, meaning all sides are of equal length. . The area of the sandbox is225 square feet.
3. The length of wood needed for each side of the sandbox is equal to the length of that side.

STEP 2

First, we need to find the length of one side of the sandbox. We can do this by taking the square root of the area.
$Side\, length = \sqrt{Area}$

STEP 3

Now, plug in the given value for the area to calculate the side length.
$Side\, length = \sqrt{225\, sq.ft}$

STEP 4

Calculate the side length.
$Side\, length = \sqrt{225\, sq.ft} =15\, ft$

STEP 5

Now that we have the length of one side, we can find the total length of wood Mr. Drew needs by multiplying the side length by4 (since a square has4 sides).
$Total\, length\, of\, wood = Side\, length \\times4$

STEP 6

Plug in the value for the side length to calculate the total length of wood.
$Total\, length\, of\, wood =15\, ft \\times4$

STEP 7

Calculate the total length of wood Mr. Drew needs.
$Total\, length\, of\, wood =15\, ft \\times4 =60\, ft$ Mr. Drew needs to buy60 feet of wood.

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