Question

Carmen's front porch is 7 feet wide and 12 feet long. Carmen wants to stain the wood on the porch next weekend. The stain costs $0.70 per square foot. How much will it cost to buy enough stain for the whole porch?

Answer 1

Answer: It will cost $58.80 to buy enough stain for the whole porch.

Step-by-step explanation: The area of Carmen's front porch is:

Area = length x width

Substituting the given values, we get:

Area = 12 ft x 7 ft

Area = 84 square feet

To find the cost of the stain, we need to multiply the area of the porch by the cost per square foot:

Cost of stain = Area x Cost per square foot

Cost of stain = 84 square feet x $0.70/square foot

Cost of stain = $58.80