Mason wishes to paint his room. If the dimensions of his walls are 11 ft×8 ft and if there are 3 such walls, then find the area that Mason would have to paint.
A
264 sq ft
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B
96 sq ft
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C
88 sq ft
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D
216 sq ft
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Solution
The correct option is A 264 sq ft Area of each wall = Length×Width
Length = 11 ft
Width = 8 ft
⇒Area of each wall = 11×8=88sqft
Number of walls = 3
Thus, area of 3 walls = 3×88=264sqft
Hence, Mason would have to paint a total area of 264 sq ft.