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a office needs to order carpet for the waiting room the room measure 30 feet by 24 feet the carpet is sold in square yards. how many square yard of carpet needed

User Eli Stone
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Answer:

The answer is 80.

Explanation:

30 x 24 equals 720.

We are looking for square yard.

720 divided by 9 equals 80.

1 square yard equals 9 square feet!

User George Netu
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First you would multiply 30 by 24 to find the area of the waiting room.

30 x 24 = 720

Then you would divide 720 by 3 because we know there are 3 feet in 1 yard.

720/3 = 240

So the office would need 240 square yards of carpeting.
User Ken Wallace
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