Question

The shape of a patio is triangle without hight of 8 ft and base of 17 ft what is the cost of out door carpeting to cover the patio of the carpeting costs 6.50 per ft

Answer 1

$442

Explanation:

Given :

Height of patio, h = 8ft

Base of patio = 17 ft

Cost of carpeting = $6.50 per ft²

Area of triangular patio :

Area = 1/2 * base * height

Area = 0.5 * 17 * 8

Area of patio = 4 * 17

Area of patio = 68 ft²

Cost of carpeting :

Area of patio * contains st per ft²

68 * 6.50

= $442