Question

You need to buy the supplies to carpet a 15 foot by 14 foot room. The padding costs 0.89 per square foot and the carpeting costs 2.99 per square foot. You also need tack strips to go around the perimeter of the room that costs 0.19 per foot. How much will the supplies costs?

Answer 1

Area of the room = 14*15 = 210 ft^2
Cost padding = 210*89 = 186.90
Cost of carpet = 210 * 2.99 = 627.90
Perimeter of the room = 2*15 + 2*14 = 58 ft
Cost of strip = 58*0.19 = 11.02

Total cost of supplies = 186.90 + 627.90 + 11.02 = 825.82 Answer