a photograph is copied onto a sheet of paper 8.5 inches by 10 inches . a 1.5 inch margin is left all around . what area in square inches does the picture cover ?
area covered by photograph = ( 8.5 - 3 ) * ( 10 - 3 ) = 5.5 * 7 = 38.5 answer e
rectangle_area(subtract(10, const_3), subtract(8.5, const_3))