SOLUTION: Chen is painting his office wall and ceiling. The office is 4m long,5.5 m wide and 3 m high. In has a doorway 1m by 2m and a square window with side length 0.5m. what is the area t

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Question 1074545: Chen is painting his office wall and ceiling. The office is 4m long,5.5 m wide and 3 m high. In has a doorway 1m by 2m and a square window with side length 0.5m. what is the area to be painted?
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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Total area: A%5Bt%5D=4%2A5.5%2A3=66m%5E2
Subtracted area : A%5Bs%5D=1%2A2%2B0.5%280.5%29=2%2B.25=2.25
So,
A=A%5Bt%5D-A%5Bs%5D
A=66-2.5
A=63.75m%5E2