Question

Dion wants to buy carpet to cover his whole living room, except for the tiled floor. The tiled floor is 5

3
4
ft by 3
1
2
ft. Find the area the carpet needs to cover.

Answer 1

Answer:321/8 ft^2

Explanation:

The whole area is 49/4 × 5 = 245/4 ft^2

The area of tiled floor is 13/2 × 13/4 = 169/8

245/4 - 169/8 we need to equalise the bottom of fraction to subtract so

2/2 × 245/4 = 490/8

490/8 - 169/8 = 321/8 ft^2