Question

A sheet of paper has dimensions of 8.5 in x 11 in. If you cut 2 in2 from each corner of the sheet, what will the area of the sheet of paper be?

Answer 1

The piece of paper has 4 corners.
If you cut 2 in.^2 from each corner, you are taking out 8 in.^2 of area.
The area of the uncut sheet is 8.5 in. * 11 in. = 93.5 in.^2
93.5 in.^2 - 8 in.^2 = 85.5 in.^2

Answer 2

Answer:
`85.5\ in^2`

Explanation:

Given : A sheet of paper has dimensions of 8.5 in x 11 in.

Then, the area if the sheet of paper will be :_

`\text{Area}=8.5*11=93.5\text{ in.}^2`

Also, we cut
`2 in^2` from each corner of the sheet.

Since, there are 4 corner in a sheet , then the combined area we cut will be :-

`4*2=8\ in.^2`

Now, the area of the sheet of paper will be =
`93.5\text{ in.}^2-8\text{ in.}^2`

`=85.5\ in^2`

Hence, the area of the sheet of paper will be
`85.5\ in^2`