text: If it JUST FITS the room, diamter of the circle (the rug) is equal to the side of square room that is 16 ft.\n\nso the area of circle (rug) is pi*8*8 (pi*r2) the radius is half the diameter.\n\n200.96 sq ft.\n\nAnd the area of the floor is side2 (coz its a square) thus area = 16*16 = 256 sq ft.\n\nSo the are of the floor is area of room - area of rug = 256 - 200.96 = 55.04 sq ft !!! thats the answer. 10 pts please. I hope i'm the first.