Jack wants to buy carpet to cover his whole living room, except for the tiled floor. The tiled floor is 5

3

4
Mixed number

ft by 3

1

2

ft. Find the area the carpet needs to cover.

Respuesta :

The area of the floor the carpet needs to cover is 20 1/8 cm².

What is the area the carpet needs to cover?

The floor has the shape of a rectangle. A rectangle is a 2-dimensional quadrilateral with four right angles.

Area of a rectangle = length x width

5 3/4 x 3 1/2

23/4 x 7/2 = 161/8 = 20 1/8 cm²

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