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Carpet sells for $3 per square foot and will cost you $810 to recarpet your rectangular room. if your room is 18 feet long, how many feet wide is it?

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$810 ÷ 3 = 270 square feet
Area of the room is 270 square feet.

Area = 270 square feet, length = 18 feet

Area = Length x Width
270 = 18 x width
Width = 280 ÷ 18
Width = 15 feet

The room is 15 feet wide.
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