Jasmine wants to paint two of her bedroom walls. The ceiling is 8 feet high. One wall is 18 feet in length, but it has a French door measuring 5 feet wide and 7 feet tall. The other wall is 15 feet in length and has a large window measuring 6 feet wide and 3 feet tall. The door and the window are not paintable.

Column A
The paintable area of the wall with the door

Column B
The paintable area of the wall with the window

A.
The area in column A is greater.
B.
The area in column B is greater.
C.
The two areas are equal.
D.
The relationship cannot be determined

Question

Jasmine wants to paint two of her bedroom walls. The ceiling is 8 feet high. One wall is 18 feet in length, but it has a French door measuring 5 feet wide and 7 feet tall. The other wall is 15 feet in length and has a large window measuring 6 feet wide and 3 feet tall. The door and the window are not paintable.

Column A
 The paintable area of the wall with the door

                 Column B
The paintable area of the wall with the window

A.
The area in column A is greater.
B.
The area in column B is greater.
C.
The two areas are equal.
D.
The relationship cannot be determined

anonymous · Answer

try drawing it out...calculate the out frame's area, then subtract the areas that cannot be painted

anonymous · Answer

outer*

anonymous · Answer

ugh im having a hard time drawing it @_@

anonymous · Answer

lol well they're all rectangles...and the location of the windows doesn't matter, just their area is needed

anonymous · Answer

u know the area of the wall with the door is 8 x 15, the door has an area of 5 x 7, so just subtract the area of the area from the area of the wall. same goes for the second wall

anonymous · Answer

need help on this one but im confused