Question

You are ordering linoleum for an 18' by 16' kitchen. When you get to the store, the measurements are in square yards. How much linoleum should you order to ensure that you cover the entire floor?

Answer 1

To cover an 18' by 16' kitchen, you would need to order approximately 32 square yards of linoleum, adding 10% for waste which totals about 35.2 square yards.

Step-by-step explanation:

To calculate the amount of linoleum needed to cover an 18' by 16' kitchen floor when the store measurements are in square yards, we first need to convert the floor dimensions from feet to yards. There are 3 feet in 1 yard, so the kitchen is 6 yards long (18'/3) and 5.33 yards wide (16'/3). Multiplying these dimensions gives us the area in square yards: 6 yards × 5.33 yards = 32 square yards (rounded up).

It is important to purchase a little extra material to account for cutting and fitting, especially in a room that is not a whole number of yards wide or long. A common recommendation is to add 10% for waste, which in this case would be an additional 3.2 square yards, for a total of about 35.2 square yards of linoleum.