SOLUTION: The floor of a room is being covered with tile. An area 3/5 of the length and 1/4 of the width is covered. Find the fraction of the floor that has been covered. Do not simplify the
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Question 762516: The floor of a room is being covered with tile. An area 3/5 of the length and 1/4 of the width is covered. Find the fraction of the floor that has been covered. Do not simplify the answer!
Answer by solver91311(24713) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let 
represent the length of the room. Let 
represent the width of the room. The total area of the room is then 
The area of the part covered with tile is 
. So what fraction of is 
?
John
Egw to Beta kai to Sigma
My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it
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