The room is 8 feet wide and 20 feet long. There is a green carpet in the room that is 1 foot away from each of the long walls. How many square feet of the carpet is in the room?

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The room is 8 feet wide and 20 feet long. There is a green carpet in the room that is 1 foot away from each of the long walls. How many square feet of the carpet is in the room?

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Subtract 1 from 20 because the carpet is 1 foot away from each long side then multiply 19 x 8=152

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