SOLUTION: A room is in the shape of a rectangular prism length 4.52m width 2.41m height 2.96m. The room has 2 windows and a door that have a combined area of 5.52m. Calculate the area of t

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Question 1022924: A room is in the shape of a rectangular prism length 4.52m width 2.41m height 2.96m. The room has
2 windows and a door that have a combined area of 5.52m. Calculate the area of the internal walls that need to be painted.
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Answer by Cromlix(4381) About Me  (Show Source):
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Hi there,
You will have two sets of walls
one set = 2(2.41 x 2.96) = 14.27 m^2
other set = 2(4.52 x 2.96) = 26.76 m^2
Both measurements taken to two decimal places.
Total = 14.27 + 26.76 = 41.03 m^2
41.03 m^2 - 5.52 m^2 (2 windows and door)
= 35.51 m^2 to be painted.
Hope this helps :-)