Answer:
44 square feet
Step-by-step explanation:
We are given a rectangle of dimension 12ft×4ft and a square of dimension 2ft×2ft.
Then, the required outdoor carpet will be:
Outdoor carpet required=Area of the outer hole that is the rectangle - Area of the inner hole that is the square
=[tex](length)(breadth)-(side)^{2}[/tex]
=[tex](12)(4)-2^{2}[/tex]
=[tex]48-4[/tex]
=[tex]44[/tex] square feet.
