For this bedroom area check, use a specified minimum floor area of 70 square feet and minimum horizontal dimension of 7 feet. The room is 8 by 8 feet with full required ceiling height. Which finding follows from these two criteria?
- It fails the area criterion: 64 square feet is below 70
- BIt passes both criteria because both dimensions exceed 7 feet
- CIt fails because the supplied area minimum is 100 square feet
- DOnly the total dwelling area matters
Where to look it up
Explicit exercise assumptions; not a universal code requirement.
Why A is correct
Area = 8 × 8 = 64 square feet, 6 below the supplied minimum. Both horizontal dimensions exceed 7 feet, but that does not cure the area deficiency. This is a check against the stated criteria; simply relabeling a room does not establish that its actual use or applicable requirements have changed.