Question

Cynthia besch wants to buy a rug for a room that is 20 ft wide and 33 ft long. She wants to leave a uniform strip of floor around the rug. She can afford to buy 378 ft² of carpeting. What dimensions should the rug have?​

Answer 1

Answer:

Length of rug = 14 ft

Width of rug = 27 ft

Step-by-step explanation:

Given:

Length of rug = 20 ft

Width of rug = 33 ft

Area she afford = 378 ft²

Find:

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Computation:

Assume;

Uniform strip = x

So,

Length of rug = 20 - x ft

Width of rug = 33 - x ft

Ares = l × b

[20-x][33-x] = 378

660 - 20x - 33x + x² = 378

x² - 53x + 282

x² - 47x - 6x + 282

x(x-47) -6(x-47)

So,

x = 6 and x = 47

X = 47 not be taken, So x=6

Length of rug = 20 - 6 ft

Width of rug = 33 - 6 ft

Length of rug = 14 ft

Width of rug = 27 ft