SOLUTION: Suppose you want to put new carpeting in a 12 ft by 16 ft room. Calculate the amount of carpeting you would need in square yards and calculate the cost of the carpeting if the pric

SOLUTION: Suppose you want to put new carpeting in a 12 ft by 16 ft room. Calculate the amount of carpeting you would need in square yards and calculate the cost of the carpeting if the pric

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Question 117075: Suppose you want to put new carpeting in a 12 ft by 16 ft room. Calculate the amount of carpeting you would need in square yards and calculate the cost of the carpeting if the price is $28.00 per square yard.
Answer by edjones(8007) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
12/3*16/3=64/3 yds^2
64/3*28=$597.33
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Ed
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