SOLUTION: ali bought a rug to cover part of the floor in his house.the rugs dimensions are 2 1/2 by 3 1/4 yards.how big is the rug in square yards?

Question 1099776: ali bought a rug to cover part of the floor in his house.the rugs dimensions are 2 1/2 by 3 1/4 yards.how big is the rug in square yards?
Found 2 solutions by ikleyn, richwmiller:
Answer by ikleyn(52847) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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Multiply the two numbers.

It is arithmetic.

Answer by richwmiller(17219) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
how big is the rug in square yards.
Think how do you get square yards from 2 /1/2 and 3 1/4 yards?
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