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Living-room rug

A living-room rug is a large textile floor covering used to add comfort and style to a room.

How big is it?

3 m long

Also 9.843 ft

Length · example

Scale illustration of a living-room rug, showing the recorded length.
Recorded length: 3 m.

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Living-room rug vs Table tennis table: length comparison

A living-room rug is about 1.09 times as long as a table tennis table.

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Living-room rug

A living-room rug is a large textile floor covering used to add comfort and style to a room.

3 mLength
0 - shared origin
Table tennis table

A table tennis table is a flat, rectangular surface divided by a net for playing the game of table tennis.

2.74 mLength
0 - shared origin

Both rulers start at the same zero and share one linear scale. Artwork keeps its original proportions. Horizontal rulers compare the selected spans; vertical brackets also identify height on the artwork.

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Living-room rug

Length: 3 m; example.

3 × 2 m example footprint. Defined example; real examples vary.

Defined examples — our methodology

The marked length is calibrated. Unmeasured illustration details are representative.

Table tennis table

Length: 2.74 m; standard.

2.74 × 1.525 m playing surface. Excludes surrounding space.

WA Government — table tennis dimensions

The marked length is calibrated. Unmeasured illustration details are representative.

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Why we use 3 m

We compare the length of a living-room rug. This is an illustrative comparison value, not a claim that every example is the same.

3 × 2 m example footprint. Defined example; real examples vary.

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Recorded properties

Dimensions and measurements

PropertySelected valueRecorded rangeBasis
3 mNot recordedexample
6 m²Not recordedexample
2 mNot recordedexample
3 mNot recordedexample

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