How many square feet of outdoor carpet will we need for this hole?

MY WORK:

First, you would cut it up into different parts/shapes

(I cut it up into rectangles)

Then, you would find the area of each.

The bottom rectangle: 10 ( 5 times 2 )

The middle rectangle: 12 ( 6 times 2 )

The top rectangle: 8 ( 4 times 2 )

Lastly, you would add!

10 + 12 + 8 = 30

Therefore, the answer is...

30!

My apologies if this is wrong but I hope I helped a little bit!

(n^3 - n)

= n(n-1)(n+1)

since it is divisible by 3 and 2 ,because it is a multiple 3 consecutive number

if, n-1 is odd then n+1 is also odd, then it is a multiple of 9

but if, n-1 is even then n+1 is also even, then it is a multiple of 4

so, largest multiple = max(9*2, 4*3) = max(18, 12) = 18

the correct answer is c