Question

Sal is tiling his entryway. The floor plan is drawn on a unit grid. Each unit length represents 1 foot. Tile costs $1.55 per square foot. How much will Sal pay to tile his entryway? Round your answer to the nearest cent. (hundredths place)

Answer 1

He'll pay $110.25

Explanation:

To find the area, we divide the shape into two parts at approximately the middle line. The top shape is a trapezoid of base length 7 feet and height 6 feet, while the bottom shape is a parallelogram with one side equal to 4 feet.

Area of trapezoid = (7 + 4)/2 x 6

Area of trapezoid = 33 sq ft

Area of parallelogram = 4 x 4

Area of parallelogram = 16 sq ft

Total area = 49 sq ft

Cost = 2.25 x 49

Cost = $110.25