Answer:
Area of bigger rug = 57.6ft squared
Width of bigger rug = 6ft
Step-by-step explanation:
Because the rugs are similar, we can do 9.6/8 = 1.2
1.2 is our scale factor (the amount we need to times or divide by to find other missing widths or lengths)
To find the area of the rug, we want to do width x length, however the bigger rug doesn't have a width. So, we have to calculate the width.
The width of the smaller rug is 5ft, and we know our scale factor is 1.2, so 5*1.2=6
Therefore, the with of the larger rug is 6ft.
Area = 6*9.6=57.6ft squared
Hope this helps!
