SOLUTION: Geoff has a square bedroom. He measures one of the walls and finds it is 20 ft long. How many square feet are in his bedroom?

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Question 331578: Geoff has a square bedroom. He measures one of the walls and finds it is 20 ft long. How many square feet are in his bedroom?
Answer by JBarnum(2146)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
square room means all sides are the same
if one side is 20 then all sides are 20
to find Area
use area formula
A=LW
if and
then


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