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Fiona’s family is replacing the carpet in the living room the living room is in the shape of a square the length of one wall is 16 feet how many square feet of carpet does Fiona‘s family need to buy to replace their old carpet

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We know that the sides in a square are equal length. We also know that you have to multiply length by width to get area. So if we know that the length of one side is 16 feet then all we have to do if multiply 16 by 16. Hence why the answer is 256 square feet of carpet.

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