Answer:
You will need 36 sq ft of carpeting
Step-by-step explanation:
Well, the total area of the triangle is 1/2(bh) = 1/2(7*12) = 7*6 = 42 sq ft.
But we have to get rid of the rectangle in the middle. So we'll subtract the area of that from the big area. 2*3 = 6 sq ft
42 sq ft - 6 sq ft = 36 sq ft
