Real Estate Licensing Virginia Real Estate Salesperson Exam - Topic 5 Question 7 Discussion

Actual exam question for Real Estate Licensing's Virginia Real Estate Salesperson exam

Question #: 7
Topic #: 5

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Norah just purchased a warehouse with dimensions of 25 ft. by 15 ft. She wants to carpet the floor. How many square YARDS of carpet does she need?

A80 sq. yds.

B375 sq. yds.

C125 sq. yds.

D41.67 sq. yds.

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Suggested Answer: D

Reference (Virginia Real Estate):

Virginia Real Estate Math section

A490-02REGS.pdf -- Math competency for licensure

by Cristen at Nov 26, 2025, 01:33 AM

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Bette

3 months ago

I’m lost. Can someone explain the conversion?

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Tiera

3 months ago

375 sq. ft. divided by 9 equals 41.67. D) is correct!

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Raylene

3 months ago

But we need to convert to yards! That's 125 sq. yds.

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Dierdre

4 months ago

A) makes sense. 25 ft. by 15 ft. is 375 sq. ft.

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Maryrose

4 months ago

Really? I got D) 41.67 sq. yds.

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Rikki

4 months ago

Just double-checked, it's definitely not 125!

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Ligia

5 months ago

Wait, are you sure about that?

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Adaline

5 months ago

Carpet the floor? Why not just use a nice hardwood instead? Saves you the hassle of measuring.

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Lynelle

5 months ago

B. 375 sq. yds. seems way too high. I'm going with D. 41.67 sq. yds.

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Lorrine

5 months ago

D. 41.67 sq. yds. makes the most sense to me. Gotta love these math problems!

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Brunilda

5 months ago

Hmm, I'm not sure. I'm leaning towards C. 125 sq. yds. Seems like a reasonable amount for a warehouse that size.

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Svetlana

5 months ago

I think the answer is D. 41.67 sq. yds. Seems like the most logical choice.

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Eulah

6 months ago

I’m a bit lost on the conversion part. Is it just the area in square feet divided by 9, or do I need to do something else first?

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Kenneth

6 months ago

If I recall correctly, there are 9 square feet in a square yard, so I should divide the total square feet by 9 after calculating the area.

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Denny

6 months ago

I practiced a similar question last week, and I think I ended up with 375 square yards, but that seems way too high for just a warehouse that size.

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Angelo

6 months ago

I think I remember that to find the area, we multiply the length by the width, but I’m not sure if I need to convert to yards first.

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Lavera

6 months ago

I think I've got it figured out. The dimensions are 25 ft by 15 ft, so the total area is 375 sq ft. Divide that by 9 to get 41.67 sq yds. That must be the right answer.

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Tammy

6 months ago

No problem, I remember from class - just divide the total square feet by 9 to get the square yards. Easy peasy!

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Gail

7 months ago

That's 41.67 sq. yds., right?

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Vi

7 months ago

The area is 375 sq. ft.

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Erinn

7 months ago

I think it's A) 80 sq. yds.

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Kanisha

7 months ago

Hmm, I'm not sure which formula to use here. Should I be multiplying the length and width, or is there some other step I'm missing?

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James

7 months ago

Totally agree, 41.67 sounds right!

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Bernardo

8 months ago

Wait, how do I convert square feet to square yards again? I'm a little confused on the units here.

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Rhea

8 months ago

Okay, I've got this. First, I'll calculate the total square feet of the floor, then convert that to square yards.

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Elina

2 months ago

I agree, D is the answer!

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Oretha

2 months ago

So, about 41.67 sq. yds?

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Han

3 months ago

That's 375 divided by 9, right?

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Maurine

3 months ago

Right! Now convert to square yards.

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Temeka

3 months ago

I think the area is 375 sq. ft.

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