Question

If wallpaper costs $1.25 per squared foot, how much will it cost to put mew wallpaper in a room with area dimensions of 17 ft long by 16ft wide

Answer 1

The area of the room is :

$\begin{gathered} A=17\cdot16 \\ A=272 \end{gathered}$

and if the cost is 1.25 per square foot then the total cost will be:

$272\cdot1.25=340$

is $340 dollars