Question

Zack’s classroom has a carpet that is 2/3 of the classroom long and 3/4 of the classroom wide. How much of the classroom area does the carpet take up?

Answer 1

*Note that:

$\boxed{ \sf \: area \: of \: rectangle = length \times breadth}$

Now,

• Length = 2/3 (Given)
• Width = 3/4 (Given)

Solve ;

$\tt \implies \: area = \frac{2}{3} \times \frac{3}{4}$

$\tt \implies \: area = \frac{2 \times 3}{3 \times 4}$

$\tt \implies \: area = \frac{6}{12} = \frac{1}{2}$

➪ Thus, The carpet takes up 1/2 unit² area of the classroom...~

Answer 2

Answer:

1/2 or half of the classroom area

Step-by-step explanation:

Step 1: Calculating area of carpet

Let total length be l and width be w.

Now, according to the problem,

Area = 2l/3 x 3w/4

= 2lw/4

Step 2: Take area of carpet and area of classroom as a ratio

(2lw/4) / lw

= 2/4

= 1/2

Therefore, the carpet takes up 1/2 or half of the classroom area.