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Brad and Colleen are on the decorating committee for the prom. They need to cover the walls with fabric. If the room is 12 feet by 12 feet with a height of 9 feet, how much area will they cover if they cover the four walls?
A) 432 ft squared
B) 576 ft squared
C) 648 ft squared
D) 720 ft squared
+16 Ah. Trick question?
You gave me 3 numbers to work with, but the answers say "squared." I guess I am finding the area of the walls in total.
The area formula is \(bh\). In this problem, \(b=12 \) and \(h=9\). Each wall is \(108 ft^2\).
The room is a square (12 by 12), so all the walls' areas are the same. So, \(108 ft \cdot\ 4 ft= \boxed{432 ft ^2}\). The answer choice is \(\boxed{A}\).
+16 Ah. Trick question?
You gave me 3 numbers to work with, but the answers say "squared." I guess I am finding the area of the walls in total.
The area formula is \(bh\). In this problem, \(b=12 \) and \(h=9\). Each wall is \(108 ft^2\).
The room is a square (12 by 12), so all the walls' areas are the same. So, \(108 ft \cdot\ 4 ft= \boxed{432 ft ^2}\). The answer choice is \(\boxed{A}\).
