document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1071034>Question 1071034</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Julio is covering the rectangular floor in his room with carpet. He covers the floor with 180 feet of carpet. The width of the room is 9 feet, what is the length.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Is it 20 feet or 20 square feet and why?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #685967 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josmiceli><B>josmiceli(19441)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josmiceli><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=josmiceli><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=685967\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The wording should be 180 square feet of carpet.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "I would write it as 180 ft2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The width and length are \"linear\" dimensions and<BR>\n" );
document.write( "they are expressed as:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "width = 9 ft<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+L+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+L+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = the length in feet<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+9%2AL+=+180+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+9%2AL+=+180+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > ft2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+L+=+20+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+L+=+20+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > ft<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So this is a linear dimension just like width.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "It never hurts to write down ALL the dimensions involved<BR>\n" );
document.write( "in a problem just to keep them straight\r<BR>\n" );
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