The walls of a square room with side length s are being torn down and rebuilt. The area of the new room can be represented by 1.75s(2s + 3).

Which expression represents the area of the new room?

3.75s + 4.75
3.75s2 + 4.75s
3.5s2 + 5.25s
3.5s + 5.25

1 answer

To find the area of the new room, we need to simplify the expression \(1.75s(2s + 3)\).

We will distribute \(1.75s\) to both terms inside the parentheses:

\[ 1.75s(2s + 3) = 1.75s \cdot 2s + 1.75s \cdot 3 \]

Calculating each part, we find:

\[ 1.75s \cdot 2s = 3.5s^2 \]

\[ 1.75s \cdot 3 = 5.25s \]

Now, combining these results, we have:

\[ 1.75s(2s + 3) = 3.5s^2 + 5.25s \]

Thus, the expression that represents the area of the new room is:

\[ \boxed{3.5s^2 + 5.25s} \]