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geometry junior

Problem

Onkon wants to cover his room's floor with his favourite red carpet. How many square yards of red carpet are required to cover a rectangular floor that is feet long and feet wide? (There are 3 feet in a yard.)
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
Solution
First, we multiply . To get that, we need square feet of carpet to cover the room's floor. Since there are square feet in a square yard, you divide by to get square yards, so our answer is .
Final answer
A