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Dillon decided to construct a rectangular deck in his back yard. It is 16 feet long and 13 feet wide. He is trying to determine whether he should construct the deck using cedar or a pressure treated material.
The cedar costs $21.09 per square foot for materials.

The pressure treated material costs $18.90 per square foot for materials.
The cost for labor will be the same for either material.

How much money would Dillon save installing a deck with pressure treated material instead of cedar? Explain or show your reasoning. You may use diagrams, drawings, or equations as well as words.
PLZZZ

User Vader
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Answer:

455.52

Explanation:

16x13=208

Cedar:

208x21.09= 4,386.72

Pressure-treated:

208x18.90= 3,931.2

Difference

4,386.72-3,931.2= 455.52

User Shuhrat
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Answer:

He would save $455.5

You would multiply 13 by 16 to get the total area of the deck.

Then you would multiply 208 times 21.09

Then you would multiply 208 by 18.90

You would get two numbers: 4386. 72 and 3931.2

You subtract the two numbers and you get 455. 52

Explanation:

User Florent DUGUET
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