Directions: You are remodeling your room, the shape of which is shown in the diagram below. 20 ft
15 ft
First, you decide to change the carpet. You need to replace the tack strip (the strip of nails that goes around the room to hold the carpet).
You measured the room and found that it is 20 ft. by 15 ft. Using the Text Editor and your critical thinking skills, answer the following questions:
1. How many feet of tack strip do you need to buy for your room?
2. Now you need to buy the carpet. How many square feet of the carpet do you need to buy?
3. The carpet needs to be put on padding (a sponge-like material that goes under the carpet to make it softer and more durable)
It needs to fit exactly into the area outlined by the tack strip. If the tack strip is 1 inch wide, how much padding would you need?
4. Explain the steps you went through and the process you used to solve the problem