If the width of Shantae's living room is half of its length, then we can express the width (w) in terms of the length (l) as follows:
w = l/2
We know that the length of the living room is 20.2 meters, so we can substitute this value into the equation to find the width:
w = 20.2/2 = 10.1 meters
The difference between the length and width of the living room is:
l - w = 20.2 - 10.1 = 10.1 meters
Therefore, the difference between the length and width of Shantae's living room is 10.1 meters.