Question

Mr. Nunez's lawn is 50 feet long and 35 feet wide. He paid a lawn service $350 to treat his lawn for weeds. What did the lawn service charge per square foot?

Answer 1

we know that

The area of a rectangle is equal to

A=L*W

where

L is the length of the rectangle

W is the width of the rectangle

Step 1

Find the area of Mr. Nunez's lawn

in this problem we have

L=50 ft

W=35 ft

so

A=50*35=1,750 ft^2

Step 2

Find the cost of the lawn service charge per square foot

Divide the total paid by the area

`(350)/(1,750) (\$)/(ft^(2)) =0.2(\$)/(ft^(2))`

therefore

the answer is

`0.2(\$)/(ft^(2))`