Question

Max, a carpet installer, needs to calculate the amount of carpet needed to cover a floor that’s 3 1⁄2 yards wide and 4 3⁄4 yards long. What’s the area of the floor? How many square yards of carpeting are needed? (area = length × width)

Answer 1

Answer:

13 1/2

Step-by-step explanation:

Just multiply 3.5 and 4.75

AKA

3 1/2 and 4 3/4

Change 1/2 into 2/4 so the denominators are the same

Multiply the numerators 2 and 3, you now have 6/4

3 × 4 = 12

6/4 is improper so, you need to simplify

now you have 1 1/2

Now 12 + 1 1/2 = 13 1/12