Question

Mary wants to replace the wooden floor at her gym. The floor is in the shape of a rectangle. Its length is 40 feet and its width is 30 feet. Suppose wood flooring costs $12 for each square foot. How much will the wood flooring cost for the floor? $

Answer 1

Rectangle, lenght 40 feet and width 30 feet

Cost of $12 per square foot

What is the total cost ?

Area of the rectangle = length by widht = 40 x 30 = 1200 sqare foot

If the cost is $12 per square foot, the total cost is 12x1200 = 14,400

Answer:

Cost of the floor: $14,400