Question

The cheerleader section is on the basketball court. Each row requires a section of floor that is 1 ¾ yards by 3 ⅓ yards. How many square yards of floor space are taken up by one row of cheerleaders? Help!

Answer 1

The area of the floor space is equal to 5.83 sq yards.

Explanation:

Given that,

Each row requires a section of floor that is 1 ¾ yards by 3 ⅓ yards.

We need to find how many square yards of floor space are taken up by one row of cheerleaders.

We know that, the area of a rectangle is given by :

A = lb

So,

`A=(7)/(4)* (10)/(3)\\\\A=5.83\ yards^2`

So, the area of the floor space is equal to 5.83 sq yards.