Question

Luz wants to paint a wall in her room a new color that measures 12ft tall by 14ft wide. The wall has two windows that measures 3ft wide by 3.5ft tall. What is the area of the wall that she is going to paint?

Answer 1

The area of the wall that Luz is going to paint is 147ft².

Step-by-step explanation:

To find the area of the wall that Luz is going to paint, we first find the area of the wall and then subtract the area of the windows. The area of the wall is obtained by multiplying the height and width, which gives 12ft * 14ft = 168ft². The area of each window is 3ft * 3.5ft = 10.5ft². Since there are two windows, the total area of the windows is 2 * 10.5ft² = 21ft². Therefore, the area of the wall that Luz is going to paint is 168ft² - 21ft² = 147ft².