SOLUTION: tatami mats are used as a floor covering in Japan. one possible layout uses four identical rectangular mats and one square mat, as shown. The area of the square mat is half the are

Question 988520: tatami mats are used as a floor covering in Japan. one possible layout uses four identical rectangular mats and one square mat, as shown. The area of the square mat is half the area of 1 of the rectangular mats. total area=81 ft squared. write and solve the equation to find the area of 1 rectangular mat. the length of a rectangular mat is twice the width. use guess and check and revise to find the dimensions of 1 rectangular mat.
Answer by macston(5194) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
x=area of rectangle
area of square=0.5x
4x+0.5x=4.5x
4.5x=81ft^2
x=18ft^2
ANSWER: The area of one rectangle is 18 square feet.

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