SOLUTION: Kevin and Smitty have 50 square feet of felt material. They used the felt to cover a table that is 7 feet by 3.5 feet. How much felt do they have left over?

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Question 470986: Kevin and Smitty have 50 square feet of felt material. They used the felt to cover a table that is 7 feet by 3.5 feet. How much felt do they have left over?
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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The area of the table is 7*3.5 = 24.5 square feet.


So there is 50-24.5 = 25.5 square feet of material left over.