Question

Rosa is putting carpet in her rectangular bedroom. She made a scale drawing using the scale 1 in = 3 ft. In the drawing the length is 5.5 in and the width is 3.25 inches. If the carpet is $2.58 per square foot, how much will it cost to carpet the bedroom?

Answer 1

Total cost of carpet = $415 (Approx)

Explanation:

Given:

Scale = 1 in = 3 ft

Length = 5.5 in

Width = 3.25 in

Carpet cost = $2.58 square foot

Find:

Total cost of carpet

Computation:

Actual Length = 5.5 x 3 = 16.5 ft

Actual Width = 3.25 x 3 =9.75 ft

Area = 16.5 x 9.75 = 160.875

Total cost of carpet = 2.58 x 160.875

Total cost of carpet = $415.0575

Total cost of carpet = $415 (Approx)