A square rug is centered in a square room. Each edge of the rug is 2 feet from the nearest wall. The room has an area of 100 sq.ft. What are the dimensions of the rug?

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Victor Bogoslavsky · Answer 1 · 2021-07-20T21:50:02+0000

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I think its 8x8

Explanation:

To find the area of a square room is length times width and I know that 10x10 is 100 so I can assume that the room is 10x10. Now you say the edge of the rug is 2 feet from each wall and 10-2 is 8 so thats how I got 8x8.

A square rug is centered in a square room. Each edge of the rug is 2 feet from the nearest wall. The room has an area of 100 sq.ft. What are the dimensions of the rug?

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