Respuesta :

Answer:

5

Step-by-step explanation:

Note

[tex]\sqrt{16}[/tex] < [tex]\sqrt{23}[/tex] < [tex]\sqrt{25}[/tex], that is

4 < [tex]\sqrt{23}[/tex] < 5

Thus the square root lies between 4 and 5

As an estimate 23 is closer to 25 than it is to 16, thus 5