Question

One wall in Zoe’s bedroom is 5 feet wide and 8 feet tall. Zoe puts up a poster of her favorite athlete. The poster is 2 feet wide and 3 feet tall. How much of the wall is not covered by the poster?

Answer 1

the total area of her wall is 40 feet since 5x8=40. if the poster takes up 6 feet since 2x3=6 she has 34 feet of her wall that is not covered by the poster