Question

The cost of an interior decorator is $175 per room for the initial consultation and $150p/hr, for every hour of designing and decorating. Write a formula to have them decorate 3 rooms.

Answer 1

The total cost to have an interior decorator decorate 3 rooms is $2775. This includes the initial consultation fee and the cost of designing and decorating the rooms.

Step-by-step explanation:

To calculate the cost of decorating 3 rooms, we need to consider the initial consultation fee and the cost per hour for designing and decorating.

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3. First, we will calculate the cost of the initial consultation for 3 rooms:
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• Consultation cost per room: $175
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• Total consultation cost for 3 rooms = Consultation cost per room * Number of rooms = $175 * 3 = $525
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Next, we will calculate the cost of designing and decorating for 3 rooms:

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• Cost per hour: $150
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• Number of hours needed per room: Let's assume it takes 5 hours per room.
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• Total cost of designing and decorating for 3 rooms = (Cost per hour * Number of hours needed per room) * Number of rooms = ($150 * 5) * 3 = $2250
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To calculate the total cost, we will add the initial consultation cost and the cost of designing and decorating:

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• Total cost = Initial consultation cost + Cost of designing and decorating = $525 + $2250 = $2775
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So, the formula to have the interior decorator decorate 3 rooms would be:

Total cost = $525 + $2250 = $2775.