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The figure shows a carpeted room. How many square feet of the room are carpeted?

24 square feet
28 square feet
34 square feet
36 square feet

The figure shows a carpeted room. How many square feet of the room are carpeted? 24 square-example-1
User Orsola
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Split the figure into two shapes.

Top rectangle would be 6 feet x 5 feet ( 8-3)

The bottom rectangle would be 2 feet x 3 feet.

Calculate the area of both and add them together:

6 x 5 = 30

2 x 3 = 6

Total area = 30 + 6 = 36 square feet.

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