Math Question…

Question

Min-Jee is planting two rectangular flower beds. One bed is 2.78 feet by 4.81 feet, and the other bed is 2.78 feet by 5.61 feet. Which expression does NOT represent the total area in square feet of the two beds?

Answer 1

total area = 4.81(2.78) +5.61(2.78)

=(4.81+5.61)(2.78)

= 10.42(2.78)

=28.9676 but since the given dimesions only have 2 decimal places, the answer should only have 2 also

= 28.97 rounded off to 2 decimal places

but problem says which does NOT represent the combined area

so choose an option that is NOT one of the above expressions