Question

You need to estimate the floor area of your unusual oval shaped living room from memory you remember that it is longer than wider and is about 6m long . So you take it to b rectangular with a witdth of 0.5 m and multiply width by length to get an estimate of 3m why was your estimate not done correctly

Answer 1

Our estimate not done correctly because the width was unrealistic.

Step-by-step explanation:

Given that,

Length = 6 m

Width = 0.5 m

We need to calculate the area of rectangular floor

Using formula of area

`A=l* w`

Where, l = length

w= width

Put the value into the formula

`A=6*0.5`

`A=3\ m^2`

We need to find why this estimate not done correct

Using given data

We can say that,

We assume width was unrealistic.

The length of room is 6 m.

We know that,

`1\ m=3.28\ feet`

So, the length would be 20 feet.

The width of room is 0.5 m.

The width of room would be 1.64 feet.

So, the area will be

`A=20*1.64`

`A=32.8\ feet^2`

Hence, Our estimate not done correctly because the width was unrealistic.