Mr and Mrs Gomez are buying carpet for their square-shaped bedroom,which measures 7yd along each wall. the carpet is $21 per square and padding and installation is another $8 per square yard. how much will they spend in all?

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anonymous · Answer

h$21 per square what?

anonymous · Answer

I got $696 if the $21 per square is square yds.

shane_b · Answer

Assuming it's $21 per square yard of carpet and $8 per square yard for installation & padding you can simply add those together to get the total cost per square yard of $29:
$$A=s^2=(7yd)^2=49yd^2$$$$(49yd^2)($29/yd^2)=$1421$$