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Calvin's rug covers 1/8 of the floor space in his bedroom how much floor space would be covered if Calvin had four rugs of that size? write in simplest form

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if you divide it you should get 4 
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Each rug is 1/8 of the floor space. So, 4 rugs would cover half of the floor space. Multiply, then reduce.
4(1/8)=4/8 or 1/2
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