Arectangular room has a width of 5 yards and length of 6 yards. how many square-feet carpet will be required for carpeting the room?
a) 250
b) 270
c) 300
d) 330

Option B

Step-by-step explanation:

we know that

The area of the rectangle room, is equal to

where

L is the length

W is the width

we have

Remember that

1 yard= 3 feet

Convert yards to feet

The area is equal to

the 8 in 8,420 is in the thousands place so it's value is 8 thousand.

the 8 in 6,870 is in the hundreds place so it's value is 8 hundred.

divide 8000 by 800 to find the answer:

8000 / 800 = 10

the 8 in 8,420 is 10 times greater than the 8 in 6,870