Question

James was putting the table cloth back on the table after dinner. The table is 25 inches long and 10 inches wide. If the table cloth hangs 5 inches off each side, what is the area of the table cloth?

Answer 1

Answer:

3000

Step-by-step explanation:

Answer 2

Answer:  700 square inches

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Explanation:

The dimension 25 bumps up to 25+5+5 = 35 since we add two copies of 5 onto it. This is done to account for the portions that hang off the edge.

Similarly, the 10 inch dimension bumps up to 10+5+5 = 20 inches.

The table cloth is 35 inches by 20 inches to give an area of 35*20 = 700 square inches.

Side note: 700 square inches is approximately equal to 4.861 square feet (divide by 144 to convert from square inches to square feet).