Melanies blue notebook cover is 20 centimeters by 30 centimeters. she has a sticker for each letter in her name. each sticker is a square that measures 2 centimeters on each side. if she puts all 7 stickers on her notebook, how much of the blue notebook cover will still be showing? step by step on how you got answer. you

Find the surface area of her notebook.

30 + 30 + 20 + 20 = 100

Now find the surface area of the square stickers.

2 + 2 + 2 + 2 = 8

So this is the surface area of one square, now multiply it by 8.

8 * 7 = 56

This is the surface area of all the stickers, now subtract it to the surface area of the notebook:

100 - 56 = 44

So 44 centimeters of the notebook cover will still be showing.

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