Question

You would like to buy new carpet for a room. The room us rectangular. The dimensions are 12 1/3 feet by 13 1/8 feet. How many square feet of carpet do you need?

Answer 1

Answer: convert the mixed fraction to improper fraction

13 1/8 = 105/8 ; 12 1/3 = 37/3

105 x 37

——— -—— simplify (divide 105 & 3 by 3)

8 3

35 37

—— x (multiply)

8

1295/8 = 161 7/8 square feet

Answer 2

convert the mixed fraction to improper fraction

13 1/8 = 105/8 ; 12 1/3 = 37/3
105 x 37
——— -—— simplify (divide 105 & 3 by 3)
8 3

35 37
—— x (multiply)
8

1295/8 = 161 7/8 square feet