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By the yard or metre. A roll of carpet is a certain width, maybe 3metres and you buy it by the metre length or yard length. So if you buy 12 metres of carpet you get a piece 3m X 12m.

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The answer to the riddle "I am bought by the yard but worn by the foot" is the carpet.


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If your carpet costs 52.00 per square foot how much does it cost per square yard?

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If carpet is 34 a square yard how much is it in square feet?

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Is it illegal to price carpet in square yards?

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Do you get charged by square foot or square yard when having carpet installed?

In Europe we all get charged by square meters when having carpet installed. It depends on the store. Not many years ago everyone in the US priced their carpet, pad, and installation by the square yard. Then someone realized they could advertise much lower prices if they changed everything to square feet. Now most flooring is sold by the square foot, but it seems most still install by the square yard (plus a surcharge for steps and odd shapes).


If your carpet costs 11.69 per square yard how much does it cost per square foot?

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How much is carpet per square foot if it is 22 per square yard?

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