Jamin wants to paint a wall in his bedroom. In order to know how much paint to buy, he first needs to know the approximate area.
There is a window in the middle of the wall, so he'll only need to paint the shaded part shown. How many square feet is just the window? [Note: The wall and window are both rectangular.]
For this case what is asked is to find the area of the window. The area of the window in this case is a rectangle. Therefore, the area is given by: A = (18 * (1/12)) * (2) A = 3 feet ^ 2 Answer: the window is: A = 3 feet ^ 2
The area of the whole thing is 48ft. To find the area of the window, we have to multiply the base of the window by the height of the window. We have to put 18in. into feet. 18in. = 1.5ft. Multiply 1.5 x 2 and you get 3ft.
