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

Answer 1

What is your approach?

Answer 2

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

Answer 3

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

Answer 4

\(\Large \frac{1~ft^2}{$97.86}=\frac{1400 ~ft^2}{x}\)

You cross multiply to get the price of 1400ft^2 which is x. In other words, solve for x.

Answer 5

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