Question

You want to order carpet for an area in your house. The room measures 12 feet by 10 feet. Remember, Area = Length × Width. If each square yard of carpet costs $30.25, how much will the carpet cost you? Use your answer from the previous question to answer this question.

Answer 1

ANSWER

It will cost

$

`403.3`

Step-by-step explanation

The dimension of the room is
`12` feet by
`10` feet.

The area the carpet need to cover is
`Area=12* 10` square feet.


`Area=120` square feet.

We need to convert this to square yards.


`1` yard


`=3` feet.


`1` square yard


`=9` square feet.


`(40)/(3)` square yard


`=120` square feet.

If 1 square yards costs $ 30.25,

then
`(40)/(3)` square yards will cost

$

`(40)/(3)* 30.25=403.3`

Answer 2

ANSWER

It will cost

$

`403.3`

Step-by-step explanation

The dimension of the room is
`12` feet by
`10` feet.

The area the carpet need to cover is
`Area=12* 10` square feet.


`Area=120` square feet.

We need to convert this to square yards.


`1` yard


`=3` feet.


`1` square yard


`=9` square feet.


`(40)/(3)` square yard


`=120` square feet.

If 1 square yards costs $ 30.25,

then
`(40)/(3)` square yards will cost

$

`(40)/(3)* 30.25=403.3`