Question

You want to order carpet for an area in your house. The room measures 12 feet by 10 feet. The carpet is sold in square yards. How many square yards of carpet will you need?

Answer 1

yards of carpet you need: 4*10/3=40/3=13.3333 yd^2

Explanation:

convert feet to yard:

1 yard=3 feet so

12 feet=4 yards

10 feet=10/3 yard=3.33333 yard

yards of carpet you need: 4*10/3=40/3=13.3333 yd^2