Question

****Middle school math please help***

Norman is replacing his wooden deck that measures
11 1/2
feet by
8 1/2
feet. He wants to increase both the length and width of the deck floor by 2 feet. The wood costs $4.25 per square foot. To the nearest cent, how much will the wood for the new deck floor cost?

Answer 1

602.44

Explanation:

13.5 times 10.5 equals 141.75 square feet

then 141.75 times 4.25