Question

. Kendra has a painting canvas that is 23 inches wide by 33 inches high. She painted a red

rose, which covered 30% of the canvas. What was the area of the canvas which was
covered by the red rose?

Answer 1

227.7 in²

Explanation:

You want to know the area that is 30% of a canvas that is 23 inches by 33 inches.

Area

The area of the canvas is the product of its length and width.

A = LW

A = (33 in)(23 in) = 759 in²

Rose

The rose covers 30% of that area, so an area of ...

rose = 0.30 × 759 in² = 227.7 in²

The area of the canvas covered by the rose was 227.7 square inches.