standard_description: Know that numbers that are not rational are called irrational. Understand informally that every number has a decimal expansion; for rational numbers show that the decimal expansion repeats eventually, and convert a decimal expansion which repeats eventually into a rational number.
problem_activity: Task
Jamie is planning to cover a wall with red wallpaper. The dimensions of the wall are shown below:
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How many square feet of wallpaper are required to cover the wall?
Wallpaper comes in long rectangular strips which are 24 inches wide. If Jamie lays the strips of wallpaper vertically, can she cover the wall without wasting any wallpaper? Explain.
If Jamie lays the strips of wallpaper horizontally, can she cover the wall without wasting any wallpaper? Explain.


aligns: no