We know that the area of a rectangle is A=L*W
A of Tara's bedroom,
A(Tara)=9*8=72 square feet
A(Jody)=7*10=70 square feet
Tara's bedroom has a greater area
So, (weekly) she receives 1036.00.
The question is asking to find out the (annual) salary which is a year.
There are about 52 weeks in a year.
To find the amount being payed annually we multiply 1036 by 52
=53,872.
So you would multiply if it has the word of in the problem right?
The least common denomonator is 60
Do you have a picture I could look at?