Question

Alicia wants to buy a carpet to cover her whole living room, except for the tiled floor. The tiled floor is 6 1/2 ft. by 3 1/4 ft. Find the area the carpet needs to cover.

Answer 1

There are 2 answers one of them is 1/4 and the other is 25/100 they are both the same and if the answer is in decimals it would be 0.25

Answer 2

Answer: 21 1/8

Step-by-step explanation:

Area= length•width

6 1/2 x 3 1/4

To multiply easier, turn to a improper fraction first

6 1/2= 13/2

3 1/4= 13/4

13/4 x 13/2

= 169/8

Turn to mixed number

169 ÷ 8= 21 R1

= 21 1/8