Question

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.

Answer 1

22.75 > 20

Tameeka doesn't have enough paper.

Explanation:

Answer 2

Hello!

You need to calculate the surface of the pennant.

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


`A = w* h`

(w : width ; h : height).


`A = 3.5 * 6.5 = 22.75 \text{ square feet}`

22.75 > 20

Tameeka doesn't have enough paper.