A rectangular parking space is marked out by painting three of its sides.

A rectangular parking space is marked out by painting three of its sides. If the length of the unpainted side is 9 feet, and the sum of the lengths of the painted sides is 37 feet, then what is the area of the parking space in square feet?

Quiz

Answer/Solution

126

Steps/Work

Clearly, we have : l = 9 and l + 2b = 37 or b = 14.
∴ Area = (l × b) = (9 × 14) sq. ft. = 126 sq. ft.
Answer C