Solve the problem.
-A living room is 15 feet wide. The carpeted portion of the room is 5x feet long and the adjacent tiled portion of the room is 9y feet long. Use the distributive property to find an expression for the total area of the living room.
A)75x + 9y square feet
B)20x + 24y square feet
C)75x + 135y square feet
D)210(x + y)square feet

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Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The total area of the living room can be found by adding the area of the carpeted portion to the area of the tiled portion. The area of the carpeted portion is $15 \times 5x = 75x$ square feet, and the area of the tiled portion is $15 \times 9y = 135y$ square feet. Therefore, the total area is $75x + 135y$ square feet.

Solve the Problem. -A Living Room Is 15 Feet Wide. the Carpeted Portion