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Pablo wants to replace a glass window in his restaurant. The window is in the shape of a square. Its side lengths are 8 feet. Suppose glass costs $6 for each square foot. How much will the glass cost to replace the window?

User Zaid Qureshi
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$384

Step-by-step explanation

Step 1

find the area of the glass

the area of a square is given by:


\text{Area}=Side^2

Let

side=8 ft

replace


\begin{gathered} \text{Area}=Side^2 \\ \text{Area}=(8ft)^2 \\ \text{Area}=64\text{ square f}eet \end{gathered}

Step 2

to find the total cost, multiplied the area by the unit price


\text{total cost= area}\cdot unit\text{ rate}

Let

area= 64 square feet

unit rate=6 dollars/ square foot

replace


\begin{gathered} \text{total cost= area}\cdot unit\text{ rate} \\ \text{total cost= 6}4ft^2\cdot6(dolars)/(ft^2) \\ \text{total cost=384 dollars} \end{gathered}

so, the answer is $384

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