Question

You are the owner of a flooring company. Todd and Claudia have asked you to give them an estimate for tiling four rooms of their house. The living room is 15 feet ✕ 21 feet, the dining room is 13 feet ✕ 18 feet, the kitchen is 9 feet ✕ 13 feet, and the study is 10 feet ✕ 14 feet

If your company charges $2 per square foot for installation, what is the total cost (in $) of the tile job?

Answer 1

The total cost of tiling the living room, dining room, kitchen, and study, with areas of 315, 234, 117, and 140 square feet respectively, at $2 per square foot, is $1612.

Step-by-step explanation:

To calculate the total cost for tiling four rooms in a house, we need to find the area of each room and then apply the cost per square foot for installation.

Calculating the Areas

• Living room: 15 feet × 21 feet = 315 square feet
• Dining room: 13 feet × 18 feet = 234 square feet
• Kitchen: 9 feet × 13 feet = 117 square feet
• Study: 10 feet × 14 feet = 140 square feet

The total area to be tiled is the sum of the individual areas:

315 + 234 + 117 + 140 = 806 square feet.

Calculating the Total Cost

At $2 per square foot, the total cost is calculated as follows:

Total cost = 806 square feet × $2 per square foot = $1612.

Therefore, the total cost of the tile job for tiling the four rooms is $1612.