document.write( "Question 1155456: Phillip’s bedroom is 15 feet by 16 feet with an 8-foot ceiling. There are two windows that are each 3 feet by
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document.write( "4 feet and two doors that are each 3 feet by 7 feet. How many square feet of wallpaper will Phillip need to fix
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document.write( "up the walls of his bedroom? \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #853789 by ikleyn(53742) You can put this solution on YOUR website! . \n" ); document.write( "Phillip’s bedroom is 15 feet by 16 feet with an 8-foot ceiling. There are two windows that are each 3 feet by \n" ); document.write( "4 feet and two doors that are each 3 feet by 7 feet. How many square feet of wallpaper will Phillip need to fix \n" ); document.write( "up the walls of his bedroom? \n" ); document.write( "~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " Calculations in the post by @mananth are incorrect.\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " They are performed under the assumption that the bedroom has two walls - - - ha-ha-ha.\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " I came to bring a correct solution.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Area of walls = 2*(15*8 + 16*8) = 496 ft^2\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "less area of windows 2*(3*4)= 24 ft^2\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Less area of doors 2*(3*7) = 42 ft ^2\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "496 - 24 - 42 = 430 ft^2\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "square feet of wallpaper = 430\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "------------------\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Solved correctly.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |