Question

How many metre of carpet 75cm with will be required to cover the floor of a room which is 12 metre long and 8 metre wide

Answer 1

The floor of the room is 8 meters by 6 meters. The area of this floor is the length multiplied by the width. In equation for this is: . A = L*W . So the area is: . A = 8 * 6 = 48 square meters. . We are told that the carpet width is 75 cm. Be careful. We have to change that to meters.