Question

The area of Seth's bedroom is 1/2 of the area of his mom's living room. Seth also has a closet with an area of 12 square feet. If the total area Seth has at his disposal is 132 square feet, what is the area of the living room?

Answer 1

Let S be the area of Seth's bedroom and let M be the area of his mom's living room.

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From the question, "The area of Seth's bedroom is 1/2 of the area of his mom's living room" can be written mathematically as;

S = 1/2 M ---------------------------------------------(1)

Also, "the total area Seth has at his disposal is 132 square feet" implies;

S + 12 = 132 -----------------------------------------------------(2)