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Geometry and TrigonometryEasy–MediumFloor area minus a hearth

Geometry and Trigonometry practice question

A room's floor is a rectangle 12 feet by 9 feet, and a rectangular stone hearth 2 feet by 3 feet is set into it. How many square feet of the floor are not hearth?

Answer: 102

108 − 6 = 102.

Common wrong answers

If you answered 6
6 is the hearth.
If you answered 108
108 is the whole floor.
If you answered 114
114 adds the hearth instead of subtracting.

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