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Jay's mother bought a rectangular rug for the dining room. The dimensions of the rug are 4 yards by 3 yards. Which is the correct unit of measurement to use when figuring out how much of the floor is covered
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Jay's mother bought a rectangular rug for the dining room. The dimensions of the rug are 4 yards by 3 yards. Which is the correct unit of measurement to use when figuring out how much of the floor is covered by the rug? A. yd² B. yd³ C. yd

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A. yd^2
This is because you would do 4yd * 3yd which is 12yd^2.
A rug is a flat object in this sense so you would only square it. A 3 dimensional object like a cube would be cubed or to the power of 3.
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