Home prices in a certain neighborhood average $97.86 per square foot. If a house is 1400 ft2, what should it be priced at?

A. $139,750
B. $140,000
C. $137,000
D. $96,000

Question

Home prices in a certain neighborhood average $97.86 per square foot. If a house is 1400 ft2, what should it be priced at?

 		A.	$139,750
 		B.	$140,000
 		C.	$137,000
 		D.	$96,000

zale101 · Answer

What is your approach?

zale101 · Answer

If in every square foot costs $97.86, what is the price of 1400 square foot?

zale101 · Answer

1 square foot=$97.86
1400 square foot= $ ?

zale101 · Answer

$\Large \frac{1~ft^2}{$97.86}=\frac{1400 ~ft^2}{x}$

You cross multiply to get the price of 1400ft^2 which is x. In other words, solve for x.

anonymous · Answer

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