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Your family is getting new carpet in the great room. The room is in the shape of a rectangle with a fireplace on one end. The fireplace measures three feet by seven feet. The room measures 18 feet by 12 feet. How many square feet of carpet will be needed
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The area of the fireplace is: 3*7 = 21 ft^2
The total area of the room together with the fireplace is: 18*12 = 216 ft^2
The area of the carpet needed is:
216 - 21 = 195 ft^2