Question

@horsegirl27
Mike’s room is 12 feet by 16 feet. He has a 10-foot by 12-foot rug on the floor.

How much of the flooring is not covered by the rug?

A.
72 ft2

B.
44 ft2

C.
24 ft2

D.
12 ft2

Answer 1

Find the area of Mikes room minus the area of Mikes rug.

Answer 2

So, do you know how to find area?

Answer 3

yea

Answer 4

Ok, so find the are of the room, 12*16

Answer 5

192

Answer 6

Good, next do 12*10 to find the area of the rug.

Answer 7

120

Answer 8

Alrighty, last step is to subtract the area of each, so 192-120. What will you get?

Answer 9

so now subtract 192 from 120

Answer 10

-72

Answer 11

The opposite @mathscience4ever, you want to subtract 120 from 192

Answer 12

192-120=?

Answer 13

72

Answer 14

correct

Answer 15

Good. And it's feet squared, so A. Good job!

Answer 16

thank