Mia is building a three-sided shelter for her action figures. The shelter will resemble a rectangle with one of the long sides removed. She has boards that measure 36 inches, 39 inches, and 42 inches in length; all the boards are the same width. Mia will need to convert some of these measurements into other imperial units to build the shelter the way she wants. Answer the following questions. Show your work
To find the area of the rectangle (shelter) that Mia is building, we need the length and width. Since the shelter is a rectangle with one side removed, we can assume one of the long sides is the length and the other long side with one board length removed is the width.
Let's call the length L and the width W.
1. To find the length:
Since the shelter is a rectangle, the length will be given by the length of one of the long sides of the board.
Length = 39 inches
2. To find the width:
The width will be given by the length of one of the long sides minus the length of one board.
Width = (42 inches - 36 inches) = 6 inches
Now, let's find the area of the shelter:
Area = Length x Width = 39 inches x 6 inches = 234 square inches.