SOLUTION: Nguyen has deck of playing cards. He spreads out all 54 of the cards on top of a table, and he finds that they exactly cover the table from edge to edge. The table measures 2 and a

Algebra ->  Percentage-and-ratio-word-problems -> SOLUTION: Nguyen has deck of playing cards. He spreads out all 54 of the cards on top of a table, and he finds that they exactly cover the table from edge to edge. The table measures 2 and a      Log On


   

Question 198488: Nguyen has deck of playing cards. He spreads out all 54 of the cards on top of a table, and he finds that they exactly cover the table from edge to edge. The table measures 2 and a half feet long by 2 and 1 fourth feet wide. What is the area of each playing card in square inches?
Answer by checkley77(12844) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Table=30*27=810 in^2.
810/54=15 in^2 is the area of each card.