Mrs. Diaz wants new carpet for her living room. The room is 15 feet by 12 feet. How many square yards of carpet will Mrs. Diaz need?

2nd question: If the price of the carpet in problem 3 is $15.99 a square yard, how much will Mrs. Diaz have to pay for new carpet in her livign room?

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3 answers

First question:

The room is 15 feet by 12 feet, so to find the area of the room we multiply the length by the width:

15 feet x 12 feet = 180 square feet

To convert square feet to square yards, we divide by 9:

180 square feet รท 9 = 20 square yards

Therefore, Mrs. Diaz will need 20 square yards of carpet for her living room.

Second question:

We know that Mrs. Diaz needs 20 square yards of carpet. If the price is $15.99 per square yard, we can find the total cost by multiplying the price by the number of square yards:

20 square yards x $15.99 per square yard = $319.80

Therefore, Mrs. Diaz will have to pay $319.80 for new carpet in her living room.
or just 5 yards * 4 yards = 20 yards^2
You are correct, the area of the living room can also be calculated as 5 yards x 4 yards = 20 square yards. Thank you for providing another method to solve the first question!