Question

Micheal and Tracy are carpeting their family room that is 14 1/2 feet long and 12 1/4 feet wide. To find the amount of carpet needed micheal says to multiply 15 1/2 and 12 1/4 and Tracy says to multiply 12 1/4 and 15 1/2 . Who is right how much carpet is needed

Answer 1

Area of carpet = 177.625 ft²

Explanation:

Given:

Length of room =
`14(1)/(2)` = 14.5 ft

Width of room =
`12(1)/(4)` = 12.25 ft

Find:

Area of carpet

Computation:

Area of carpet = lb

Area of carpet = (14.5)(12.25)

Area of carpet = 177.625 ft²

Micheal estimation = 15.5 x 12.25 = 189.875

Tracy estimation = 12.25 x 15.5 = 189.875

Both wrong.