SOLUTION: The world's first billion dollar home is a 27 story skyscraper in downtown Mumbai, India. It is 550ft high with 400,000 square feet living space. What would be the cost of carpen

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Question 483171: The world's first billion dollar home is a 27 story skyscraper in downtown Mumbai, India. It is 550ft high with 400,000 square feet living space. What would be the cost of carpenting the entire living space if the cost of the carpet were $36 per square yard?
Answer by edjones(8007)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
There are 9 ft^2 in 1 yd^2.
400000/9=44444.4 yd^2
44444.4*36=$1,600,000.
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Ed

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