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Sylvia wants to cover the floor of a room with carpet.
She will need exactly 36 square yards of carpeting to
cover the floor. When Sylvia arrives at the store to
purchase the carpet, she is told that she must place her
order in square feet. Assuming no waste, how many
square feet of carpet does Sylvia need to order to have
the exact amount necessary to cover the floor?

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Using proportions, it is found that Sylvia needs to order 324 square feet.

  • This question is solved by proportions, using a rule of three.
  • Each square yard has 9 square feet. How many square feet are there in 36 square yards?

The rule of three is:

1 square yard - 9 square feet

36 square yards - x square feet

Applying cross multiplication:

[tex]x = 9 \times 36 = 324[/tex]

Sylvia needs to order 324 square feet.

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