Question

Sebastian wants to buy carpet to cover his whole living room, except for the tiled floor. The tiled floor is 7 1 2 ft by 3 1 4 ft. Find the area the carpet needs to cover.

Answer 1

Answer:
`(195)/(8)\ ft^2`

Explanation:

Given

The dimension of the tiled floor is
`7(1)/(2)* 3(1)/(4)\ ft^2`

Taking the floor in the shape of a rectangle

The area of the tiled floor is given by the product of length times width i.e.

`\Rightarrow A=7(1)/(2)* 3(1)/(4)\\\\\Rightarrow A=(15)/(2)* (13)/(4)\\\\\Rightarrow A=(195)/(8)\ ft^2`