Question

Lucille wants to carpet her family room. Her family room is rectangular and has a length of 21 feet and a width of 17 feet. How many square feet of carpet will Lucille need to buy? feet? If the carpet costs $2.25 a square foot, how much money will it cost Lucille to carpet her family room? ​

Answer 1

$803.25

Explanation:

Given data

Dimension for the room

Length= 21 ft

Width= 17ft

Area= L*W

Area= 21*17

Area= 357 ft^2

Lucy will need to get 357ft^2 of carpet

We are given that a square ft cost $2.25

Hence to carpet the room the cost will be $2.25*357= $803.25