You wish to purchase a strip of carpet to finish off a room

You wish to purchase a strip of carpet to finish off a room. To determine the length needed you have to make two measurements and add them together (one end is in a narrow corner of the room which is difficult to reach). Your first measurement is 2.01 m and the second is 6.7 cm. The carpet can be cut to the nearest cm. To ensure that you have a long enough piece of carpet, what length of carpet do you need to purchase? You can trim the carpet if it is too long.

Solution

Solution:

Given

First measurement is 2.01 m and

second measuremen is 6.7 cm

The length of the carpet you need to purchase is:

Square yards = 0.16 yds²

Square feet = 1.45ft²

Carpet comes in a a variety of width and often you will need to purchase the full width of the roll. For example, if the carpet comes on a 12 roll then you may need to purchase a full 12 wide piece of carpet as long as you need it. Because of this, finding the square footage or square yardage may not be sufficient to estimate the size needed correctly.

If your room is 14 by 14 you will need:

– 1x 12 by 14 piece

– 2x 12 by 2 piece

If the carpet is manufactured on a 12 roll you may need to purchase 12 by 18 of flooring(216ft2) to get enough carpet for a 14 by 14(196²) room.