Question

Juan is designing an exercise room in his house. How many square feet of rubber flooring will he need to cover the floor? The product is sold in whole square yards. How many square yards should he buy? Explain.

Answer 1

step 1

Find out the area of the exercise room

The area is the same that the area of two rectangles

A=(13)(16-8)+(8)(13-6)

A=(13)(8)+(8)(7)

A=104+56

A=160 ft2

The area is 160 square feet

Remember that

1 yd=3 ft

1 yd2=9 ft2

therefore

160 ft2=160/9=17.78 yd2

The number of square yards equivalent is 17.8 yd2

Juan should buy 18 yd2