Question

A room addition requires 320 sq ft of wood floor. Hardwood costs 4.59 per sq ft, while laminate costs $2.79 per sq ft. What is the total difference in cost between the two types of flooring?

Answer 1

Given:

Area of wood floor required = 320 sq ft

Cost of hardwood per sq ft = $4.59

Cost of lamination per sq ft = $2.79

Solution

Cost of hardwood :

`\text{Cost of hardwood = Cost of hardwood per sq ft }*\text{ Area of hardwood required in ft}`

When we substitute the required parameters, we have:

`\begin{gathered} \text{Cost of hardwood = \$4.59/ft }*\text{ 320 ft} \\ =\text{ \$ 1468.8} \end{gathered}`

Cost of lamination:

`\text{Cost of lamination = cost of Lamination per sq ft }*\text{ area of hardwood required in ft}`

When we substitute the required parameters, we have:

`\begin{gathered} \text{Cost of lamination = \$ 2.79/ft }*\text{ 320 ft} \\ =\text{ \$ 892.8} \end{gathered}`

The difference in cost between the two types of flooring:

`\begin{gathered} \text{Difference = Cost of using hardwood - cost of using lamination} \\ =\text{ 1468.8 - 892.8} \\ =\text{ \$ 576} \end{gathered}`

Answer: $ 576