For the purpose of purchasing a new baseboard and carpet complete the a &b below. A. find the area and perimeter of the room neglecting doors.  B identify whether a baseboard has to do with the area or perimeter of the same with the carpet

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the given 6 = w/p is equivalent to 6p = w, where w is the total area of the walls and p is the area covered by a single can of paint.

knowing that 6 cans of paint will be needed, 6p = w becomes 6(6) = w = 36.   this tells us that the total area to be painted is 36 square units.