Question

Rebekah wants to purchase a rug for her room. After measuring, she decides she needs a rug that is 8 feet wide by 10 feet long. When she gets to the store, the rug measurements are in meters. If 1 foot is approximately 0.3048 meter, which if the following rugs is closest to the size Rebekah needs?

Answer 1

2.5 meters by 3 meters

Explanation:

Converting the dimensions from ft to m, you simply multiply the given dimensions by 0.3048

8ft= 8*0.3048=2.4384 m

10 ft= 10*0.3048= 3.048 m

Approximately, 2.5 m by 3 m is sufficient considering the choices given as per the attached image (standard sizes in the market, not based on rounding off, rather these are approximate figures)