Question

Mason, a hardwood flooring installer, needs to calculate the amount of hardwood flooring needed to cover a floor that's 33⁄4 yards wide and 51⁄2 yards long. How many square yards of hardwood flooring are needed? (Area = Length × Width)

Answer 1

20 5/8 yd^2

Explanation:

width = 3 3/4 yd

length = 5 1/2 yd

First change both measurements to fractions.

3 3/4 = 3 + 3/4 = 12/4 + 3/4 = 15/4

5 1/2 = 5 + 1/2 = 10/2 + 1/2 = 11/2

area = length * width

area = 15/4 yd * 11/2 yd

area = (15 * 11)/(4 * 2) yd^2

area = 165/8 yd^2

165/8 = 20 remainder 5

area = 20 5/8 yd^2