Question

Some students have been given permission to paint murals on 5 walls around your school. The walls are each 8 feet tall. The mural widths are 21.5 feet, 35 feet, 27.5 feet, 33.5 feet, and 22.5 feet. Describe two methods for finding the total area of the murals. Then find the total area.

Answer 1

1,120 ft^2

Explanation:

Two different ways to find the answer are:

8(21.5+35+27.5+33.5+22.5) = 1,120

and

(8*21.5) + (8*35) + (8*27.5) + (8*33.5) + (8*22.5) = 1,120