SOLUTION: Dana buys a peice of carpet that measures 20 square yards. will she be able to completely cover a rectangular floor that measures 12 ft. 6 in. by 16 ft. 6 in.? why or why not.

Question 1014709: Dana buys a peice of carpet that measures 20 square yards. will she be able to completely cover a rectangular floor that measures 12 ft. 6 in. by 16 ft. 6 in.? why or why not.
Answer by Fombitz(32388) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
1 yard is 36 inches.
So 1 sq. yd is

So then 20 sq. yds would be

Converting the other sizes into inches,

So the area to be covered is,

The area to be covered is larger than the area of the carpet.
No, it won't cover.
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