An interior designer wants to place this bed in a home, and she is especially concerned about the headboard, which is 6 feet wide and 5 feet tall. She’ll place the headboard on a wall that is 7 feet wide and 9 feet tall. She needs to know the area of the space that will remain after she places the bed against the wall.

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An interior designer wants to place this bed in a home, and she is especially concerned about the
headboard, which is 6 feet wide and 5 feet tall. She’ll place the headboard on a wall that is 7 feet
wide and 9 feet tall. She needs to know the area of the space that will remain after she places the
bed against the wall.

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