Question

Renata and ben each have 32 feet of wood for framing their rectangular murals. Renata makes her frame 18 ft high. Ben makes his frame 5 ft high. Whose mural has the greater area? How much greater?

Answer 1

Answer: Renata,
`416\ ft^2`

Explanation:

Given

The base of rectangular wood is
`b=32\ ft`

The height of Renata frame is
`h_r=18\ ft`

The height of the ben frame is
`h_b=5\ ft`

The area of the rectangular frame is
`A=b* h`

The area of Renata frame is
`A_r=32* 18=576\ ft^2`

The area of the ben frame is
`A_b=32* 5=160\ ft^2`

Clearly, the area of Renata is more by
`576-160=416\ ft^2`