Question

Thresa wants new carpeting for her family room. Her family room is 8 meter by 10 meter rectangle. How much carpeting doea she need to buy to cover the entire family room.

Answer 1

8 m2 (squared)

Explanation:

Area= a+b

Area= 8 x 10

Area= 80 m2 (squared)

Answer 2

80 m²

Explanation:

If we assume the carpet is sold by the square meter, then we need to find the area of the family room in square meters.

The area of a rectangle is the product of its length and width, so Thresa's family room will have an area of ...

(8 m)×(10 m) = 80 m²

Thresa needs to buy 80 m² of carpet to cover her family room.