Question

A customer is quoted a price of $390 for carpet including installation for one bedroom in her house. She wants to use the same carpet in the living room, which has double the length and width of her bedroom.

If the cost per square foot is the same for both rooms, what is the total cost for carpeting the bedroom and the living room, in dollars?

Answer 1

Well, if the one bed room costs $390, then what would a room DOUBLE the size cost?

Answer 2

$780?

Answer 3

Yes, good. So then what's the cost of the small room plus the cost of the big room?

Answer 4

1170

Answer 5

Yup! That's your answer.

Answer 6

yay thanks