Describe how you would use a yardstick to measure a rug

Well first of this makes sense because you need to make sure your rug will fit.  So anyways, first lay your rug out on a flat surface, grab your yardstick, lay it on the rug to find the length and then the width.  you then know the size of your rug(assuming its square).  You can do the same thing in the room you want it in.  

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