Question

How many square feet of outdoor carpet will we need for this hole?

Answer 1

63 ft²

Explanation:

Given:

Area of rectangle =
`A_1 = 72 ft^2`

Area of trinagle =
`A_2 = 9 ft^2`

Required:

Square feet of outdoor carpet needed for the hole

Solution:

The square feet of outdoor carpet needed = area of the rectangle - area of the triangle

=
`A_1 - A_2`

=
`72 - 9 = 63`

The square feet of outdoor carpet needed is 63 ft²