The total amount of carpet Mrs. Ownes bought for her rectangular room of 12 ft by 15 ft is 180 sq ft.
Area of a rectangle is the product of the length of the rectangle and the width of the rectangle. It can be given as,
A=a\times b
Here, (a)is the length of the rectangle and (b) is the width of the rectangle
Mrs. Owens laid carpet in a rectangular room, 12 ft by 15 ft. Here, the length of the rectangular carpet for the room should be 15 ft and width should be 12 ft.
Thus, the area of the carpet is,
[tex]A=15\times12\\A=180\rm\; ft^2[/tex]
Thus, the total amount of carpet Mrs. Ownes bought for her rectangular room of 12 ft by 15 ft is 180 sq ft.
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