SOLUTION: Sandy's bedroom is 15 feet by 16 feet with an 8-foot ceiling. There are two windows that are each 3 feet by4 feet and two doors that are each 3 feet by 7 feet. How many square feet

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Question 1155620: Sandy's bedroom is 15 feet by 16 feet with an 8-foot ceiling. There are two windows that are each 3 feet by4 feet and two doors that are each 3 feet by 7 feet. How many square feet of wallpaper will Sandy need to fix up the walls of his bedroom?
Answer by ikleyn(52800)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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Calculate the area of each wall; then add them.


Calculate the area of the two doors and the two windows.


Then from the total area of 4 walls subtract the area of the two doors and the two windows.

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And PLEASE do not post this problem again to this forum,
since it is of the 2x2 = 4 level of complexity . . .

Thank you.



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