Question

Your rectangular garden is 15 1/2 feet long and 26.5 feet wide. You plan to build a border. The border material costs $2.88 for 1.5 feet in length. The border will be three bricks high. You contractor will charge you $420 for labor. What will be the total bill for the project? (show work thank you)

Answer 1

$ 903.84

Step-by-step explanation: First find the perimeter, width + length + width + length. Then multiply it by 3 as the border is 3 bricks tall, divide it by 1.5 then multiply by 2.88 to get the price of the border. Add $420 to get the final price.