Question

This is urgent, please answer!

Michael is buying carpet for a room with the dimensions shown.

Michael calculates that the area he will cover with carpet is 187 1/2 square feet.

Explain why Michaels reasoning is incorrect, and give the correct area I. Square feet

Answer 1

114 is the answer I believe but don’t take my word for it

Answer 2

114

Explanation:

half of 87 is 14 so we can mulyiply that by 100 or 10 betyer yet which u get 114