Question

Dave wants to install carpet in his room. The room is rectangular in shape with a length of 16 feet and a width of 12 feet. If the total cost of installing the carpet is $288, what is the unit price of carpet per square foot?

Answer 1

Ok so the width is 12 and the length is 16 so we will multiply those:         12 x 16=192 so now we divide 288 by 192= 1.5 or %1.50 so the answer is %1.50 per square foot              Hope this helped!!

Answer 2

Hello there!

If you multiply 12 by 16, you get 192. Divide 288 by 192 ( being the total amount of square feet. ) and you get 1.5, essentially being $1.50 per square foot.

To check this, multiply 192 by 1.5 and you will get 288.