SOLUTION: i have hall 12*12 but i got carpet size 16*9 and now i have to cut it only in two pices how should i cut it that it cover whole area of hall ?

SOLUTION: i have hall 1212 but i got carpet size 169 and now i have to cut it only in two pices how should i cut it that it cover whole area of hall ?

Question 734081: i have hall 12*12 but i got carpet size 16*9 and now i have to cut it only in two pices how should i cut it that it cover whole area of hall ?

Answer by KMST(5347) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Cut the 16ft by 9ft piece in two equal halves like this: then rejoin like this
I had to find a common factor of 9 and 12, to figure out the length of the vertical lines, parallel to the 9ft edges,
and a common factor of 12 and 16, to figure out the length of the horizontal lines, parallel to the 16ft edges.
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