Solve the Problem. -Imagine That You Are a Carpenter Building the Floor of the Floor

question 168

Multiple Choice

Solve the problem.
-Imagine that you are a carpenter building the floor of a rectangular room. What must the diagonal of the room measure if your floor is to be squared off properly given that the dimensions of the
Room are 11 ft by 19 ft? Give your answer to the nearest inch.

• A)21 ft, 242 in.
• B)23 ft, 241 in.
• C)22 ft, 241 in.
• D)22 ft, 242 in.

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