Question

Mr. Cole plans to tile the new sun room he built for his wife Betty. The area of the room measures 320 sq. feet.
If the length of the room measures 20 feet, what is the width of the room?
Group of answer choices

A. 12 ft.

B. 16 ft.

C. 35 ft.

D. 80 ft.

Answer 1

Answer:

answer was the option b. 16 feet

Answer 2

Calculation of width of the room

Answer: width of the room is 16 feet and correct option is B. 16 ft.

Explanation:

Given that

Area of the room planned by Mr. Cole for her wife Betty = 320 square feet

measure of the length of the room = 20 feet

Need to determine width of the room

lets assume with of the room = y feet

As  area of room is in shape of rectangle

so Area of rectangular room = length of the room × width of the room

=> 320 square feet = 20 feet x y feet

=> 320 = 20y

Solving above expression to get the value of y

=> y = 320/20 = 16 feet

Hence width of the room is 16 feet and correct option is B. 16 ft.

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