Question

20 ft 12 ft 7 ft 8 ft 8 ft 34 ft If the entire surface is to be covered in hardwood flooring that costs $ 11 per square foot installed what will be the total cost ?

Answer 1

Given:

The measurements of figure.

Required:

What will be the total cost ?

Step-by-step explanation:

We know the area of rectangle

`A=length* width`

We will divide figure in two rectangles as

Now,

`\begin{gathered} =\text{ Area of first rectangle }+\text{ Area of second rectangle} \\ =(34*8)+(20*12) \\ =512\text{ sq. foot} \end{gathered}`

Flooring cost for 1 square foot = $11

Flooring cost for 512 square foot = 11 * 512

= $5632

Answer:

$5632 is the total cost.