Able charges $2.89 per square foot to sand and refinish a hardwood floor. The dining room is rectangular and measures 17 feet 8 inches by 11 feet 8 inches. Find the area of the dining room floor, rounded up to the next square foot, and the cost of the work.

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lstrasmann · Answer

17.66 x 11.66 = 205.91
205.91 x $2.89 = $595.08

anonymous · Answer

That answer is wrong...I tried that and the computer says it is wrong.
Also we have to think that 12 inches=one foot.
Thanks for trying though...

lstrasmann · Answer

I know 12 inches is one foot. 8/12 = .6 repeating

lstrasmann · Answer

try it on a calculator

anonymous · Answer

Okay...well the computer still says it is wrong...is it because we didn't round up?

lstrasmann · Answer

i rounded it to the nearest hundredth already.

lstrasmann · Answer

oh wait it says to the nearest square foot.

lstrasmann · Answer

its 206 sqft is the area
and 206 x 2.89 = 595.34

anonymous · Answer

I already tried 206 square feet...

lstrasmann · Answer

here is the full numbers not rounded except my calculator is ten digits so it rounds a little
205.9156
595.096084

anonymous · Answer

....Okay well rounded up 205.91 becomes 206...but the computer says that is wrong...ugg..  Thanks for trying! ;)