How many students were questioned about the approximate number of text messages they send each day? Explain or show how you arrived at your answer.

answer: 4  

the square root of 16 is 4. it is a very simple mathematic concept. a square root when a number multiplied by itself will result in a number. here, the number 16 comes when 4 is multiplied by 4. hence the square root of 16 is 4. you can always figure out a square root by the inverse operation of squaring.  

if the rectangular pool has a area of 192 square ft. and length of 15 ft. you must divide 15 into 192. 192 ÷ 15 = about 13 ft.