Question

An office needs to order carpet for the waiting room. The room measures 30 feet by 24 feet. The carpet is sold in square yards. How many square yards of carpet are needed? Remember, Area = Length X Width.

Answer 1

area of one square yards of carpet=1×1=1 square feet
area of the room=30×24
=720 square feet
720 square yards of carpet are needed

Answer 2

80 yd² (square yards)

Explanation:

First off, the measurements has to be converted to yards. There are 3 feet in a yard.

Dividing both measurements by will provide the measurements in yards:

The room is 10 by 8 yards.

Calculating Area:

Area = Length x Width

Area = 10 x 8

Area = 80 yd² (square yards)