Question

Cynthia Besch wants to buy a rug for a room that is 18 ft wide and

29 ft long. She wants to leave a uniform strip of floor around the
rug. She can afford to buy 276 square feet of carpeting. What
dimensions should the rug have?

Answer 1

Given,

length(l)=29ft

breadth(b)=18ft

now,

Area of rug=l×b

=29×18=522ft²