Question

Solve the following word problems. Use diagrams to help organize the information. A) $698.52 The president of your company will be in town next month for 5 days. Before the president comes to visit, the lobby area, illustrated below, must be remodeled. Gathering prices for the carpeting is your responsibility. The carpet costs $8.99 per square yard. The installer charges $2.50 per square yard and offers a 15% discount for jobs that are more than 100 square yards. The padding costs $2.99 per square yard. What is the total cost to have the new carpet and padding installed? B) $6,284.01 34ft 11ft 24ft C) $1,125.09 D) $9,859.39 25ft

Answer 1

C. $1,125.09

Explanation:

Answer 2

Given data:

The cost of carpenter per square yard is C= $8.99.

The expression for the total area is,

`\begin{gathered} A=(25\text{ ft)}(24\text{ ft)+}(11\text{ ft)(}34\text{ ft -25 ft)} \\ =699ft^2 \\ =699*(0.1111\text{ sq-yards)} \\ =77.6589\text{ sq-yards} \end{gathered}`

The expression for the total cost is,