Question

There are three homes being built, each with an identical deck on the back. Each deck is comprised of two separate areas. One area is 112.5 square feet, while the other is
136,4 square feet. What is the total square footage of the decks for all three homos? Your answer should be to the nearest tonth of a square

Answer 1

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Answer:

  746.7 ft²

Explanation:

You can add them up, or you can take advantage of multiplication to make the repeated addition simpler.

  (112.5 ft² +136.4 ft²) +(112.5 ft² +136.4 ft²) +(112.5 ft² +136.4 ft²)

  = (3)((112.5 ft² +136.4 ft²) = 3(248.9 ft²) = 746.7 ft²

The total area of the decks on the 3 homes is 746.7 ft².