Alice's mother wants to wallpaper two adjacent walls in Alice's bedroom. She also wants to put a border along the top of all four walls. The bedroom is 9 ft by 12 ft by 8 ft high. a) If each double roll covers approximately 60 ft² and the wallpaper is sold in double rolls only, how many double rolls are needed? b) If the border is sold in rolls of 5 yd each, how many rolls of the border are needed?

Alice's mother wants to wallpaper two adjacent walls in Alice's bedroom. She also wants to put a border along the top of all four walls. The bedroom is 9 ft by 12 ft by 8 ft high. a) If each double roll covers approximately 60 ft² and the wallpaper is sold in double rolls only, how many double rolls are needed? b) If the border is sold in rolls of 5 yd each, how many rolls of the border are needed?

Elementary Geometry For College Students, 7e

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Author:Alexander, Daniel C.; Koeberlein, Geralyn M.

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Chapter8: Areas Of Polygons And Circles

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