Problema Solution
Alice and Andrew want to buy a rug for a room that is 14 by 15 feet. They want to leave an even strip of flooring uncovered around the edges of the room. How wide a strip if they buy a rug with an area of 110 square feet?"
Answer provided by our tutors
110 sq ft is 10 ft*11 ft
10-14= 4
11-15= 4
Therefore the answer is 4 feet wide