Question

Tom's dad is putting crown molding around the top of all of the walls in Tom's bedroom. The dimensions of his bedroom are shown. A rectangle that is eleven and three-fourths feet wide and fifteen and three-fourths feet long. Each foot of crown molding costs $0.85. What is the total cost of the crown molding?

Answer 1

$157.30

Explanation:

Width of the rectangular bedroom = 11 3/4 feet

Length of the rectangular bedroom = 15 3/4 feet

Area of the rectangular bedroom = length × width

= 15 3/4 × 11 3/4

= 63/4 × 47/4

= 2,961 / 16

= 185.0625 feet ²

Area of the rectangular bedroom = 185.0625 feet ²

Cost of each foot of crown molding = $0.85

Total cost of the crown molding = 185.0625 × $0.85

= $157.303125

Approximately,

Total cost of the crown molding = $157.30