w awu aleks com O MEASUREMENT Word problem on area involving conversions of U S Customary poster is a rectangle 4 ft long and 2 ft wide We want to cover the poster with small stamps The coverage of each bag of stamps is measured in square inches a Find the area of the poster in square inches Use the table of conversion facts as needed b We want to cover the poster with small stamps We don t have any to begin with and we can t buy partial bags of stamps Each bag of stamps covers 106 in How many whole bags of stamps will we need to buy in order to completely cover the poster bags c If each bag of stamps costs 2 50 how much will we need to spend on stamps 0 X Conversion facts for length 1 foot ft 12 inches in 1 yard yd 3 feet ft 1 yard yd 36 inches in