Question

The bedroom floor is in the shape of a rectangle. It is 14 feet long and 16 feet wide. Your client has requested that you install either oak flooring or maple flooring. The oak flooring costs $5.25 per square foot for materials. The maple flooring costs $7.00 per square foot for materials. The cost you charge for labor will be the same for either flooring options.

How much money will your client save if you install oak flooring instead of maple flooring?

Answer 1

Answer: $392

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Step-by-step explanation:

The room is 14 ft by 16 ft.

The floor area is 14*16 = 224 sq ft.

Since oak costs $5.25 per sq ft, this means the total cost of an oak floor is 5.25*224 = 1176 dollars.

Meanwhile, maple flooring will have a total cost of 7*224 = 1568 dollars

If you go with the cheaper option (oak), then the savings is 1568-1176 = 392

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Alternative Route:

The difference in per sq ft costs is 7.00-5.25 = 1.75, meaning you save $1.75 per sq ft if you go with the cheaper option.

Multiply this with the total floor area to get 1.75*224 = 392