Question

Sondra's room is 15 feet long by 8 feet wide.She is putting carpet in the room.It costs $3.75 per square foot.How much will it cost to carpet Sondra's room ?

Answer 1

find the area, and then multiply it by 3.75.... so do u know how to find the area?

Answer 2

no

Answer 3

L x W.... meaning ?

Answer 4

length x width

Answer 5

good! So what is ur length x width? (they give u the values in the problem!)

Answer 6

15 x 8 right

Answer 7

yup and what do u get?

Answer 8

15 x 8=120

Answer 9

good, now multiply it by 3.75 because ur area is 120, which means 120 sq ft... so per sq.ft is 3.75, and there's 120 square feet.

so 3.75 x 120 = ?

Answer 10

3.75 x 120=450

Answer 11

VOila! There's your answer.. How much will it cost to carpet her room?

$450.

Good job :)

I have to go now, but for problems like this, just find the area and multiply! :) do u understand it now?

Answer 12

Yes

Answer 13

Great! Good job :) Good luck with the rest of ur school! Gotta go now, bye!