Question

Cole wants to buy carpet to cover his whole living room, except for the tiled floor. The tiled floor is 4 5 6 ft by 2 1 3 ft. Find the area the carpet needs to cover. Solve on paper. Then check your work on Zearn. 711 1 3 tiled floor The carpet needs to cover ft2.

Answer 1

Answer:

$Area = 49\frac{25}{36}$

Step-by-step explanation:

Given

Tile

$Length = 4\frac{5}{6}$

$Width = 2\frac{1}{3}$

See attachment for dimension of the floor

Required

Determine the area covered by the carpet

From the attachment, the dimension of the floor is:

$Length = 12\frac{1}{4}$

$Width = 5$

Calculate Area

$Area = Length * Width$

$Area = 12\frac{1}{4} * 5$

$Area = 61\frac{1}{4}$

The area of the tiles is:

$Area = 4\frac{5}{6} * 2\frac{1}{3}$

$Area = \frac{29}{6} * \frac{7}{3}$

$Area = \frac{203}{18}$

$Area = 11\frac{5}{18}$

So, the carpet area is:

$Area = Floor\ Area - Tile\ Area$

$Area = 61\frac{1}{4} - 11\frac{5}{18}$

To improper number

$Area = \frac{245}{4} - \frac{208}{18}$

Take LCM

$Area = \frac{2205 - 416}{36}$

$Area = \frac{1789}{36}$

$Area = 49\frac{25}{36}$