Question

Andrea's living room floor is a rectangle 12 feet by 15 feet. She wants to buy a rug that is geometrically similar to her living room floor. Which size of rug should she buy? *

Answer 1

180 square feet

Explanation:

A rug that is geometrically similar to her room floor is one that has the same size as her room floor.

The floor has dimensions 12 feet by 15 feet.

The area of the floor and hence, the rug is:

A = 12 * 15 = 180 square feet

She should buy a rug that is 180 square feet