document.write( "Question 253849: Harold wants to cover the floors of his home with carpeting. He has 1,728
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Write a proportion to find n, the number of square yards of carpet he needs to
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "This is what I was thinking, but I need help:\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "but I'm confused because the 1,728 is square feet, and the proportion mentions square yards. Is the missing number 3 because there are 3 feet in each yard? That is my thinking. \r
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There are 9 sq ft in a sq yard.
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\n" ); document.write( "1728/9 = 192 sq yards
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