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