Question

Tamir wants to build a square wooden stage. His original pin for a stage x

feet long and x feet wide had to be made smaller to fit the space. The stage
needs to be 5 feet narrower and 3 feet shorter than his original plan. Which
multiplication problem represents this situation? What is the area of the
smaller stage?

Answer 1

b .

Area=(x-5) (x-3)

Area = x^2 -8x+15

Explanation:

Hi, to answer this question we have to apply the next formula:

Area of a rectangle = width x length

The original length and width was x, so if the stage needs to be 5 feet narrower and 3 feet shorter.

x-5

x-5

The formula is:

A=(x-5) (x-3)

Solving:

A = (x.x) + (x.-3) + (-5.x)+ (-5.-3)

A = x^2 -3x -5x+15

A = x^2 -8x+15