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Tameeka is in charge of designing a pennant for spirit week. She wants the base to be 3 and one-half feet and the height to be 6 and one half. She has 20 square feet of paper available. Does she have enough paper? explain!

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Answer:

Tameeka does not had enough paper

Explanation:

User Iba
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Hello!

You need to calculate the surface of the pennant.

It is a rectangle, so you can use the formula :

A = w times h

(w : width ; h : height).

A = 3.5 times 6.5 = 22.75

22.75 > 20

Tameeka doesn't have enough paper.

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