SOLUTION: A square hall has a rug and an uncarpeted area of tile floor bordering it that is 2 feet on each side. What is the size of the carpet if the carpeted area is 152 square feet.

Question 886354: A square hall has a rug and an uncarpeted area of tile floor bordering it that is 2 feet on each side. What is the size of the carpet if the carpeted area is 152 square feet.
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
For the total dimensions of the square
hall, you must add to each side
of the rug.

The size of the carpet is 12.329 ft by 12.329 ft
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If the room is square, then the carpet must
be square, so, if you know the area of the
carpet, you don't need to know the size
of the border
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Or am I misreading the problem?
You probably need a 2nd opinion

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