Question

A carpet sells for $28.99 a square yard. What is the price of the carpet per square meter?

Answer 1

$34.68 per square meter.

Step-by-step explanation:

A carpet sells for $28.99 a square yard.

We have to calculate the price of the carpet per square meter.

1 square yard = 0.836 square meters

The carpet sells for $28.99 for 0.836 meter²

Therefore, the cost of the carpet for 1 square meter =
`(28.99)/(0.836)`

= $34.677 ≈ $34.68

The price of the carpet per square meter is $34.68

Answer 2

It is given that the price of the carpet is $ 28.99 per square yard

Step 1: Convert square yard to square meter

1 square yard = 0.836 square meter

Step 2: Calculate the cost/square meter

Now based on the relation in step (1) we can write

0.836 square meter of carpet costs $ 28.99

Therefore the cost of 1 square meter of the carpet would be

= $ 28.99 * 1 sq meter/0.836 sq meter

= $ 34.68