Question

The first floor of a house consists of a kitchen, playroom, and dining room. The areas of the kitchen, playroom, and dining room are in the ratio 4 : 3 : 2. The combined area of these three rooms is 189 square feet. What is the area of each room? (Ex. Kitchen Area=______, Playroom Area=______, Dining Room=_____) *

Answer 1

Answer: See explanation

Explanation:

From the question, we are informed that the areas of the kitchen, playroom, and dining room are in the ratio 4 : 3 : 2 and that the combined area of these three rooms is 189 square feet.

Therefore, Kitchen area = 4/(4+3+2) × 189 = 4/9 × 189 = 84 square feet

Playroom area = 3/(4+3+2) × 189 = 3/9 × 189 = 63 square feet

Dining room area = 2/(4+3+2) × 189 = 2/9 × 189 = 42 square feet