Question

Carl offered to pay jake $0.25 a square foot to paint his fence. The fence measures 109 feet long and 7 feet wide what is the total square footage of the fence ? How much will jake get paid

Answer 1

Part 1) The total square footage of the fence is
`763\ ft^(2)`

Part 2)
`\$190.75`

Explanation:

Part 1) what is the total square footage of the fence ?

we know that

The area of the fence is equal to

`A=LW`

substitute the values

`A=(109)(7)=763\ ft^(2)`

Part 2) How much will Jake get paid

Using proportion

`(0.25)/(1)(\$)/(ft^(2))=(x)/(763)(\$)/(ft^(2))\\ \\x=763*0.25\\ \\x=\$190.75`