In an origami class, the instructor tells the students to cut a square that has an area of 24 square inches. Kevin cuts a square with a side length of 4.80 inches. Which statement is true?

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we know that
area of a square=b²
b is the length side of a square
Area=24 in²
24=b²-----------> b=√24 in-----> b=2√6 in-----> b=4.90 in

if Kevin cuts a square with a side length of 4.80 inches
so
4.80 < 4.90

therefore
the answer is
The side length of the square Kevin cuts is slightly less than the length the instructor required