Question

Janet has a square-shaped sheet of wrapping paper. To cover the top of a box, she cuts off 11 centimeters of the sheet along the width.The new area of the sheet is given by the expression below, where x represents the length, in centimeters, of the sheet of wrapping paper before being cut.
x^2-11x

Answer 1

the complete question is

Janet has a square-shaped sheet of wrapping paper. To cover the top of a box, she cuts off 11 centimeters of the sheet along the width. The new area of the sheet is given by the expression below, where x represents the length, in centimeters, of the sheet of wrapping paper before being cut.

x²-11x

Which statement best describes the term 11x?

the area cut from the sheet of wrapping paper

the area of the sheet of wrapping paper after being cut

the area of the sheet of wrapping paper before being cut

the width of the sheet of wrapping paper after being cut

we know that

initially

the dimensions of the sheet of paper are

length-------> x cm

width--------> x cm

Initial Area=x² cm²

after the cut

the dimensions of the sheet of paper are

(x-11) cm * x cm

New Area=(x-11)*x------> (x²-11x) cm²-----> New Area=Initial Area-11x

therefore

the answer is the option

the area cut from the sheet of wrapping paper