document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=6799>Question 6799</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A room is 12m long and 8m broad.Find the cost of carpeting it at the rate of Rs.6.5/m when the carpet is 75cm broad </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #3744 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=glabow><B>glabow(165)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-09.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=glabow><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=3744\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> We can start by assuming that the carpet can be installed running either way. (If not, the answer will be different.) Since the carpetting is .75 meters wide, there will have to be 12m / .75m strips of carpet to cover the floor. Each strip will be 8m long. So the entire length of the carpeting is<BR>\n" );
document.write( "  12m / .75 m * 8 m = 128m<BR>\n" );
document.write( "At 6.5 per meter it will cost 128m * 6.5 /m = 832.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If the carpet must be laid with its width running with the width of the room, then we need 8m / .75 m strips of carpet to cover the floor. 8m /.75 m = 10.666... strips, each 12 m long. But we have to buy 11 strips and throw some away. 11 strips * 12 m/strip = 132 m. So the cost in this case is 132m * 6.5 /m = 858.\r<BR>\n" );
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