44 PEACTICAL MEASUREMENTS 



CARPETING 



50. Carpeting is usually f yd. or 1 yd. wide, and matting 

 is 1 yd. wide. They are sold by the yard. The number of 

 yards needed for a given room depends upon the way the 

 strips are to run that is, lengthwise or across the room 

 and the amount of waste in matching. A fractional part of 

 a strip cannot be bought. 



51. Rule. To determine the number of yards required to 

 carpet a roomy decide which way the strips shall run, and 

 estimate their length and number. Add to the length of each 

 strip after the first the allowance for waste in matching. The 

 combined length of the strips in feet divided by 3 will give 

 the number of yards required. 



EXERCISE 



1. Measure your schoolroom floor and determine how 

 many yards of matting it would take to cover it, placing 

 the strips lengthwise ; crosswise. 



2. Bring to school the dimensions of your living room, 

 and estimate the most economical way of covering the floor 

 with matting worth 35$ per yard. 



3. A room 13^ ft. by 10 ft. is to be carpeted with carpet 



1 yd. wide at 80$ per yard. Which is the more economical 

 way of laying the strips ? How much more economical is it ? 



4. Find the cost of carpeting a room 16 ft. 6 in. by 12 ft. 



2 in. with carpeting f yd. wide at $1.10 per yard, when the 

 strips are laid lengthwise. Allow for a waste of 9 in. on 

 each .strip in matching the pattern. 



