Question

2

Viviana is ordering carpet

for 16 square rooms in a

hotel. Each room will need

100 square feet of

carpet. What is the

length of 1 room?

Answer 1

Length of a room is 10ft

Explanation:

Given

`Rooms = 16`

`Carpet\ Area = 100ft^2`

Required

Determine the length of each room

Here, we'll assume that the carpet will cover each room completely.

If so:

`Carpet\ Area = Length * Length`

`100ft^2 = Length * Length`

`100ft^2 = Length^2`

Take square root of both sides

`√(100ft^2) = √(Length^2)`

`√(100ft^2) = Length`

Take positive square root

`10ft = Length`

`Length = 10ft`

Hence, the length of a room is 10ft