Question

Sam wants to build a square wooden stage. His original plan for a stage x feet long and x feet wide had to be made smaller to fit the space. The stage needs to be 10 feet narrower and 2 feet shorter than his original plan. Which multiplication problem represents this situation? What is the area of the smaller stage?​

Answer 1

Option A

Explanation:

Both brackets must have minus since it has to be shorter and narrower.
So that leaves us with Options A and D
D is expanded wrong since -2x+-10x =-12x and not -8x.
So the answer is Option A