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Two adjacent rooms are rectangles, both of length 13 feet by 10 feet. Jerry wants to change the carpets in both rooms. How many square feet should he order?

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sqdancefan

Answer:

  260 square feet

Step-by-step explanation:

The area of a rectangle is given by the formula ...

  A = LW

The area of two same-size rectangular rooms will be double the area of one of them.

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room area

Each room has an area of ...

  A = LW = (13 ft)(10 ft) = 130 ft²

carpet order

The order for carpet must be for 2 times the area of one room:

  carpet order = 2 × 130 ft² = 260 ft²

Jerry should order 260 square feet of carpet.

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