Question

Constantinos is painting a rectangular outline of a frame on the wall, leaving the area inside unpainted. He wants the outside of the frame to be 9 ft. wide by 12 ft. tall. The inside of the frame will be 6 ft. wide by 10 ft. tall. Calculate the area of the frame.(1 point)
Responses

168 ft.2
168 ft. squared

108 ft.2
108 ft. squared

60 ft.2
60 ft. squared

48 ft.2

Answer 1

Outer area = 9 × 12 = 108 ft².
Inner area = 6 × 10 = 60 ft².
Frame area = 108 − 60 = 48 ft².

Answer: 48 ft².