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

Question

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

x2 − 13x + 4
3x2 − 13x + 4
3x2 − 11x + 4
x2 − 12x + 4

anonymous · Answer

what a weird way to ask 
"multiply $(x-4)(3x-1)$"
they really strecth for these word problems, don't they?

anonymous · Answer

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