lil Emil has a piece of black photo background paper that is

Last updated: 5/9/2023

lil Emil has a piece of black photo background paper that is 16 in wide and 24 in long They cut off one strip that is 4 in wide and 16 in long Which of the following is the area of the piece they have left in square inches in 0 1 64 cr H INCORRECT This is the area of the strip that is removed 4 x 16 64 in INCORRECT 30 This would be the area if 4 in were removed from each side 16 4 12 24 4 20 12 x 20 240 in 240 320 X 384 X My Answer CORRECT The area of the remaining piece can be found by thinking of a 4 inch piece being cut from the 24 inches in length to create a new 16 x 20 inch paper 16 in x 20 in 320 in The area could also be found by finding the original urea 16 in x 24 in 384 in and subtracting the piece that was removed 4 in x 16 in 64 in 384 in 64 in 320in X