lz! help! answer this question plz! Sean's office is 5 feet by 8 feet. Beth's office is 4 feet by 8 feet. How much larger is Sean's office? ???? square feet. plz and thx!

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plz! help! answer this question plz! Sean's office is 5 feet by 8 feet. Beth's office is 4 feet by 8 feet. How much larger is Sean's office?

???? square feet. plz and thx!

Answer 1

Hi Ridhika,

To solve this you would multiply 5x8 = 40, and 4x8 = 32. The difference is 8 feet. Also, you could see that one equation has 5 and the other has 4, but both have the 8 feet - so you could see the 8 feet as the difference :)

Hope this helps!

Answer 2

Area of Sean's office = 5×8 = 40 square feet

Area of Beth's office = 4×8 = 32 square feet

40-32= 8 square feet (Answer)

Sean's office is 8 square feet larger than Beth's office.

In terms of percentage:

=> (40 -32)/32 × (100) = 8/32 ×(100) =1/4 ×100 =25%

So, Sean's office is 25% more in area than that of Beth's.