Question

The length of a room is 12 ft 4 in. The width is 15 ft 6 in. What is the area of the floor of the room in square feet?

Answer 1

`191.16bar6` or `191 1/6` square feet

Explanation:

First we have to convert the dimensions of the room into feet. There are `12` inches in a foot, so to find how many feet are in a certain number of inches, divide the amount of inches by `12`:

`4/12=0.3bar3`

`6/12=0.5`

So the dimensions of the room are `12.3bar3` ft and `15.5` ft

To find the area, multiply the length by the width:

`12.3bar3*15.5=191.16bar6`