Question

Jack had a company spray a sealant on an outdoor patio. The patio is 52 feet by 24.25 feet. If the company charged Jack 1,361.88 to spray the sealant, what was the total cost of the sealant per square foot

Answer 1

1.08 per sq ft.

Ste-by-step explanation:

Total cost per square foot = 1361.88 / area of the patio

= 1361.88 / 52*24.25

= 1.08.

Answer 2

Answer:the total cost of the sealant per square foot is $1.08

Explanation:

Jack had a company spray a sealant on an outdoor patio. The dimension of the patio is is 52 feet by 24.25 feet. The patio is rectangular in shape. The area of a rectangle is expressed as length × width. Therefore, the area of the rectangular patio is

52 × 24.25 = 1261 square feet

If the company charged Jack 1,361.88 to spray the sealant, the total cost of the sealant per square foot would be

1361.88/1261 = $1.08