How many square feet of outdoor carpet will we need for this hole?

48 ft² of the outdoor carpet will be needed.

Step-by-step explanation:

In the given question we have a carpet in rectangle shape having measures of 12 ft long and width of 5 ft.

Therefore the area of the carpet is = 12×5 = 60 ft²

Now a triangle and a rectangle have been cut off and we have to calculate the area of remaining carpet.

Therefore area of the triangle = (1/2)×Base×height = (1/2)×3×[12-(6+2)]

= (1/2)×3×4 = 6 ft²

Now the area of rectangle which was removed from the carpet = length × width = 3×2 = 6 ft²

Now the remaining area of the big carpet without the small rectangle and triangle = 60 - (6 + 6) = 60 - 12 = 48 ft²

Therefore we will require 48 ft² outdoor carpet.

7 ft 6 in means 7 1/2, because 6 in is 1/2 of a foot. 7 ft 8 in means 7 2/3 because 8 in is 2/3 of a foot. 23/3 = 7 2/3. 15/2 = 7 1/2.

23/3   *   15/2   = 57 1/2

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