Question

Kim's room is an 11 ft by 12 ft rectangle. How many square feet of carpeting does she need to buy to cover the entire floor?

Answer 1

In order to calculate the area of carpet needed to cover the entire floor, we just need to calculate the area of the room.

The area of a rectagle is calculated by the product of its dimensions, so we have:

`\text{Area}=11\cdot12=132\text{ ft2}`

So the area of carpet needed is 132 square feet.