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The rectangular rug shown in the figure above has a floral border 1 foot wide on all sides. What is the area, in square feet, of that portion of the rug that excludes the border ?

(A) 28
(B) 40
(C) 45
(D) 48
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Re: The rectangular rug shown [#permalink]

29 Sep 2017, 06:50

Since the rug extends for 1 cm uniformly, to get the dimensions of the inner rectangular we have to subtract 2 from the dimension of the outer rectangular. Then, the area is equal to 7*4 = 28. Answer A!

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Since the border has a uniform width of 1 foot, we can see that the non-border part of the rug has a length of 7

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Applying the same logic, we can see that the non-border part of the rug has a width of 4

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What is the area, in square feet, of that portion of the rug that excludes the border ?

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Area of rectangle = (base)(height) = (7)(4) = 28

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