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Michael wants to buy carpet to cover his whole living room, except for the tiled floor. The tiled floor is 4 5 6 ft by 2 1 3 ft. Find the area the carpet needs to cover.

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Final answer:

To find the area of the carpet needed to cover the living room, subtract the area of the tiled floor from the total area of the living room.

Step-by-step explanation:

To find the area of the carpet needed to cover the living room, we need to subtract the area of the tiled floor from the total area of the living room.

The tiled floor has dimensions of 4 5 6 ft by 2 1 3 ft, so the area of the tiled floor is 4 5 6 ft * 2 1 3 ft = 9 9 0 ft².

To find the total area of the living room, we can subtract the area of the tiled floor from the total area of the room.

If the total area of the room is A ft², then the area of the carpet needed to cover the room is A ft² - 9 9 0 ft².

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