Debra bought wall-to-wall carpeting for a 12 feet by 20 feet room. The carpet cost $11.50 per square

yard. How much did she have to pay?

Here are some steps to take:

2.Find the area of the room in feet

3. Divide that number by 9 (that’s the square feet in a square yard)

4.Multiply that answer by the cost per square yard

Bonus Brain Teaser:

Just for fun, see if you can write the entire problem as one math problem. Good luck!