Question

The floor of a room is being covered with tile. An area one half

Answer 1

Answer:

Only the floor area $\frac{3}{8}$ has been covered

Step-by-step explanation:

Assuming that the floor of the room is rectangular, then its area is equal to the product of its length times its width.

$A = lw$

Let's now call A 'the area that was covered with tiles.

We know that half the length was covered, then:

$l' = \frac{1}{2}l$

$w' = \frac{3}{4}w$

So:

$A' = \frac{1}{2}l(\frac{3}{4}w)$

$A' = \frac{3}{8}lw$

Finally:

$A' = \frac{3}{8}A$