Question

How many square feet of outdoor carpet will we need for this hole?

Answer 1

Assuming the hole is the green part, you would take 12•4 - 2•2. So 48-4=44 sq ft

Answer 2

44 square feet

Explanation:

We are given a rectangle of dimension 12ft×4ft and a square of dimension 2ft×2ft.

Then, the required outdoor carpet will be:

Outdoor carpet required=Area of the outer hole that is the rectangle - Area of the inner hole that is the square

=
`(length)(breadth)-(side)^(2)`

=
`(12)(4)-2^(2)`

=
`48-4`

=
`44` square feet.