Question

The length of a rectanglar rug is $2$ feet more than its width. If the length of the rug is $8$ feet, what is the area of the rug in square feet?

• A. $16$
• B. $48$
• C. $66$
• D. $80$

Answer 1

Answer: (B)

Given, length of the rectangular rug $=$ $8$ $ft$

As length of the rectangular rug is $2$ feet more than its width,

Formally, we can write it as

length of the rectangular rug $=$ Width of the rectangular rug $+$ $2$ $ft$

Width of the rectangular rug $=$ $8$ $ft$ $-$ $2$ $ft$

$=$ $6$ $ft$

Area of the rectangular rug = Length of the rectangular rug $\times$ Width of the rectangular rug

$=$ $8$ $ft$ $\times$ $6$ $ft$

$=$ $48$ ${ft}^2$

Therefore, area of the rectangular rug is ${}^{\prime }48$ ${ft}^2$${}^{\prime }$.