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You want to order carpet for an area in your house. The room measures 12 feet by 10 feet. Remember, Area = Length × Width. If each square yard of carpet costs $30.25, how much will the carpet cost you? Use your answer from the previous question to answer this question.

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ANSWER

It will cost

$
[tex]403.3[/tex]

EXPLANATION

The dimension of the room is [tex]12[/tex] feet by [tex]10[/tex] feet.

The area the carpet need to cover is [tex]Area=12\times 10[/tex] square feet.

[tex]Area=120[/tex] square feet.

We need to convert this to square yards.

[tex]1[/tex] yard

[tex]=3[/tex] feet.

[tex]1[/tex] square yard

[tex]=9[/tex] square feet.

[tex]\frac{40}{3}[/tex] square yard

[tex]=120[/tex] square feet.

If 1 square yards costs $ 30.25,

then [tex]\frac{40}{3}[/tex] square yards will cost

$
[tex]\frac{40}{3}\times 30.25=403.3[/tex]
kudzordzifrancis
ANSWER

It will cost

$
[tex]403.3[/tex]

EXPLANATION

The dimension of the room is [tex]12[/tex] feet by [tex]10[/tex] feet.

The area the carpet need to cover is [tex]Area=12\times 10[/tex] square feet.

[tex]Area=120[/tex] square feet.

We need to convert this to square yards.

[tex]1[/tex] yard

[tex]=3[/tex] feet.

[tex]1[/tex] square yard

[tex]=9[/tex] square feet.

[tex]\frac{40}{3}[/tex] square yard

[tex]=120[/tex] square feet.

If 1 square yards costs $ 30.25,

then [tex]\frac{40}{3}[/tex] square yards will cost

$
[tex]\frac{40}{3}\times 30.25=403.3[/tex]

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