Bills living room floor is coved with carpet tiles each tile is 1 1/2 feet long by 2 3/5 feet wide whag is the area of one tile

Since a tile is usually going to be a square or rectangle, the formula is Length x Width.
I find putting fractions into decimals much easier to handle for multiplying.
1.5 x 2.6 is your Length x Width.
1.5 x 2.6 = 3.9
3.9 ft is the area of one tile.

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