Question

You want to order carpet for an area in your house. The room measures 12 feet by 10 feet. Remember, Area = Length × Width.

The carpet is sold in square yards. How many square yards of carpet will you need? If your answer has a decimal, round up to the next whole number.

Answer 1

the area of the room is 12×10 which equals 120 square feet.
convert 120 square feet to square yards:
1 yd = 3 ft
answer: 13.333 square yards or 13 square yards

Answer 2

Answer: We will need 120 square yards of carpet.

Explanation:

Given : The room measures 12 feet by 10 feet.

i.e. length = 12 feet

and width= 10 feet

Also, the area of a rectangle is given by :-

`\text{Area}=\text{Length}*\text{Width}`

Now, the area of the rectangular carpet will be :-

`\text{Area}=12*10\\\\\Rightarrow\text{Area}=120\text{ feet}^2`

Hence, we will need 120 square yards of carpet.