Q:

me vazquez determines that the area of a bathroom in his house is 25 square feet less than 1/5 of the area of the living room. if the bathroom measures 35 square feet what is the area of the living room

Accepted Solution

A:
Answer:Area of Living Room = 300 square feet Step-by-step explanation:According to question , The area of bathroom = 35 square feet And it is mention that area of bathroom is 25 sqft less than [tex]\frac{1}{5}[/tex] area of living room .Thus , as per question , Area of bathroom = [tex]\frac{1}{5}[/tex] times area of living room - 25 sqftOr, 35 sqft = [tex]\frac{1}{5}[/tex] times area of living room - 25 sqftOr, 35 sqft + 25sqft = [tex]\frac{1}{5}[/tex] times area of living roomOr, 60 sqft = [tex]\frac{1}{5}[/tex] times area of living room∴ Area of living room = 60 × 5 Hence , Area of living room = 300 square feet .