Question

Me.Hilton is buying a new tile for his kitchen floor. The dimensions, in feet of the kitchen are show. What is the area in square feet of Mr. Hilton’s kitchen floor?

Answer 1

The area of Mr. Hilton’s kitchen floor is
`96\ ft^(2)`

Explanation:

we know that

The area of Mr. Hilton’s kitchen floor is equal to the area of a larger rectangle plus the area of two smaller rec tangles

see the attached figure to better understand the problem

Find the area of larger rectangle (rectangle 1)

`A=(12)(10-4)=72\ ft^(2)`

Find the area of the two smaller rectangles (rectangle 2 and rectangle 3)

`A=2[(3)(4)]=24\ ft^(2)`

sum the areas

`72\ ft^(2)+24=96\ ft^(2)`