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Nico wants to order sod for his yard. His yard is 10 1/8 feet by 7 7/8 feet. How many square feet of sod does he have to order?

User Joe Flynn
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Hi there!

To find the area of the yard we use the formula length × width.

Filling in gives:

10 (1)/(8) * 7 (7)/(8) = 79.734375 = 79 (47)/(64)

Therefore he needs to order 79 47 / 64 square feet of sod.
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