[continuation] The carpet they buy is sold by the square yard. Estimate the number of square yards of carpet the Gatlins need for their house. Also, describe a strategy the Gatlins should use to correctly estimate the number of square yards of carpet they need for your house. < can you`ll figure that out ?
2007-02-24 07:06:36 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
well carpet is only sold in 12ft and 15 ft widths. so you need to keep this in mind when calculating how much carpet you need. If all of your rooms are less than 12 ft wide you take the running length of these rooms and multiply by 12 (the width of the carpet) then divide by 9
2007-02-24 07:17:04 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are 9 sq feet in each square yard. (3 times 3).
Divide your number by 9.
2007-02-24 15:10:24 · answer #2 · answered by richardwptljc 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, there's 9 sq. ft. in a square yard, so 1175 / 9 = 130.56 sq. yds.
2007-02-24 15:12:12 · answer #3 · answered by Chris C 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋