Question

The figure below shows a deck around a swimming pool.
How many square feet of tiles would be required to cover the deck?

900

1500

1800

2400

Answer 1

So the swimming pool is 30ft by 50 ft, and the deck is 40ft by 60ft

Answer 2

yes

Answer 3

The tiled area is the area of the bigger rectangle minus the area of the smaller one (namely the area of the deck - area of the swimming pool)

Answer 4

so 80+100?

Answer 5

1500-2400?

Answer 6

Close, it's 2400-1500

Answer 7

2400-1500=900 is that right?

Answer 8

yep

Answer 9

yay thank you:)