Question

How many square feet of carpet are needed to cover the floor of a rectangular room 14 ft. by 12 ft.?

Answer 1

The square feet of carpet needed to cover the rectangular room is the area of the rectangular room. Therefore,

`\begin{gathered} \text{area}=lw \\ \text{where} \\ l=\text{length} \\ w=\text{width} \\ \text{area}=14*12 \\ \text{area}=168ft^2 \end{gathered}`