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A conference room is in the shape of a rectangle. Its floor has a length of (x - 4) meters and a width of (3x - 1) meters. The expression below represents the area of the floor of the room in square meters.

(x - 4)(3x - 1)

Which of the following simplified expressions represents the area of the floor of the conference room in square meters?

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A conference room is in the shape of a rectangle. Its floor has a length of (x - 4) meters and a width of (3x - 1) meters. The expression below represents the area of the floor of the room in square meters.

(x - 4)(3x - 1)

Which of the following simplified expressions represents the area of the floor of the conference room in square meters?

anonymous · Answer

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campbell_st · Answer

ok you need to expand the expression

$$A = (x -4)(3x - 1)$$

campbell_st · Answer

easy way to do it is 

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