SOLUTION: You estimate the area of a large spot on your carpet by covering the spot with rectangular strips of tissue paper. If your strips are 4 inches wide and a total of 12 feet long, wha
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Question 445543: You estimate the area of a large spot on your carpet by covering the spot with rectangular strips of tissue paper. If your strips are 4 inches wide and a total of 12 feet long, what is a
reasonable estimate of the spot's area?
A. 48 square feet C. 4 square feet
B. 12 square feet D. 2 square feet
Answer by jorel1380(3719) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
12x4=48 sg.ft..
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