document.write( "Question 625727: Cost of Saxony Carpeting The cost of DuPont Stainmaster Saxony carpeting is $5.56 per square foot. This price includes the cost of installation. Determine the cost for Nancy to have this carpeting installed in all three bedrooms.\r
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document.write( "Bedroom one- 10'X20' and is a rectangle
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document.write( "Bedroom two- 10'X14' and is a square
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document.write( "Bedroom three- 10'X14' and is a square\r
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document.write( "So what I did was take L*W for each then multiplied my answer by $5.56. Is that correct? For example in bed room one I took 10*20=200*5.56=1112\r
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document.write( "Please help!\r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #393744 by solver91311(24713)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! \r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Exactly correct, though you should report your answer to the first one as $1112 (dollars rather than just a number). Also, the other two bedrooms are not squares. You can't have a square that has a length different than the width. Be that as it may, the area formula \"length times width\" applies to all three.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "John \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |