Question

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

Answer 1

Green area - triangle area = 72-9 = 63 square feet

Answer 2

`Area=63 square foot`

Explanation:

The dimensions of the outdoor carpet which is rectangle in shape are:

L=6 ft and w=12 ft.

The dimensions of the indoor carpet that is triangle in shape are:

b=3 ft and h=9 ft.

Now, area of the outdoor= Area of the green region-Area of triangular region

`Area=l{*}b-(1)/(2){*}b{*}h`

`Area=6(12)-(1)/(2){*}3{*}6`

`Area=72-9`

`Area=63 square foot`

Thus, the area of the outdoor carpet is 63 square foot.