Question

The price of tiling a room varies directly as the size of the room. Sam is laying tile in his kitchen. If the tiling costs $4,224.00 for 264 square feet, what is the size of a kitchen that costs $3,824.00? A. 239 square feet B. 256 square feet C. 7,648 square feet D. 63,096 square feet

Answer 1

The answer is option A

Explanation:

Let the price of the room be p

Let the size of the room be s

To find the size of a kitchen that costs $3,824.00 we must first find the relationship between them

The statement

The price of tiling a room varies directly as the size of the room is written as

p = ks

where k is the constant of proportionality

when

p = $4,224.00

s = 264 square feet

Substitute the values into the expression to find k

That's

4224 = 264k

Divide both sides by 264

k = 16

So the formula for the variation is

p = 16s

when

p = 3824

`s = (p)/(16)`

`s = (3824)/(16)`

s = 239

The final answer is

239 square feet

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