Answer:
Total cost = $394.8
Step-by-step explanation:
Given:
Florence's living room measures 12 ft by 14 ft.
She wants to put a rug in the living room and leave 1 foot of uncovered flooring on all sides of the rug.
Rugs cost $3.29 per square foot.
Question asked:
How much will a rug for Florence's living room cost ?
Solution:
First of all we will find the dimension of rug and then its area.
As 1 foot of uncovered flooring is on all sides of the rug, hence to find the length of rug, we will subtract 2 feet from the length of the room.
Length of the rug = 14 feet - 2 feet
= 12 feet
Similarly, width of the rug = 12 feet - 2 feet = 10 feet
Now,
[tex]Area\ of\ the\ rectangular\ rug=length\times width[/tex]
[tex]=12\times10=120\ square\ feet[/tex]
Cost of rugs for 1 square feet = $3.29
Cost of rugs for 120 square feet = $3.29 [tex]\times[/tex] 120
= $394.8
Thus, total cost of rugs for Florence's living room will be $394.8
