Question

In a department store he finds a square rug that has an area of 9 m2. How many of those rugs are needed to cover an area of 36 square meters?

Answer 1

each rug is 9 square meters and you need to have 36 square meter of rugs. so you divide 36 by 9 and you get 4. (:

Answer 2

4

Explanation:

Divide the total area by the area of a rug to find the number of rugs.

The total area is 36 m²

The area of a rug is 9m²

36m² ÷ 9m² = 4

Therefore 4 rugs are needed to cover an area of 36 square metres.