A contractor planned to cover a floor measuring 6.5 feet by 11.8 feet. Realizing that there would be a cabinet covering 2 square feet of the floor at one end of the room, he decided not to cover that portion of the floor. Since the floor covering is only available in multiples of 5 square feet, which amount should he order?

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75 sq. ft.. 6.5 x 11.8 = 76.7 square feet Subtract the 2 square feet not being covered and get 74.7 square feet. To cover this area, the contractor would have to go up to the next even 5 square foot amount, which is 75.

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