SOLUTION: A table is 5 feet long, and 4 feet wide. A tablecloth covers all of it; 1 feet hanging off from each side. What is the area of the tablecloth?
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Question 898103: A table is 5 feet long, and 4 feet wide. A tablecloth covers all of it; 1 feet hanging off from each side. What is the area of the tablecloth? Found 2 solutions by josgarithmetic, MathTherapy:Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Meaning is tablecloth is 6 feet by 5 feet. Intuition seems enough; so SQUARE FEET is the table cloth area.
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
A table is 5 feet long, and 4 feet wide. A tablecloth covers all of it; 1 feet hanging off from each side. What is the area of the tablecloth?
Based on your description, the tablecloth's length and width are each 2 ft longer than the table top's.
Therefore, tablecloth's length and width = (5 + 2), and (4 + 2), making its area: 7(6), or
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