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

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Answer:

Area of carpet = 177.625 ft²

Step-by-step explanation:

Given:

Length of room = [tex]14\frac{1}{2}[/tex] = 14.5 ft

Width of room = [tex]12\frac{1}{4}[/tex] = 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.

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