Question

Chad's bedroom floor is 18 feet long and 12 feet wide. He has an area rug on his floor that is 5 feet long and 3 feet wide. Which statement tells how to find the amount of the floor that is not covered by the rug?

Answer 1

The area of the floor which is not covered by the rug is 201 square feet.

Explanation:

length of the bedroom, L = 18 feet

width of the bed room, w = 12 feet

Area of rug = 5 x 3 = 15 square feet.

The total area of the floor,

A =L x w = 18 x 12 = 216 square feet

The are of the room which is not covered by the rug,

= area of floor - area of rug

= 216 - 15 = 201 square feet.