Edmond 2

Edmond bought a new cage for his pet rabbit since he's gotten so big. The area of the old cage's floor was 6 square feet. The area of the new cage's floor is n square feet larger, for a total of 8 square feet. Write expressions that tell this story and find n.

Final Answer:

n =  2 ft²

Step-by-step explanation:

$$\begin{gathered} 6+n=8{\text{ft}}^2 \\ n=8-6=2{\text{ft}}^2 \end{gathered}$$

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