document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=993983>Question 993983</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Bob and Carol want to hire Able Refinishing to sand and refinish the dining room floor to match the floor in the living room. Able charges $2.89 per square foot to sand and refinish a hardwood floor. The dining room is rectangular and measures 17 feet 8 inches by 11 feet 8 inches. Find the area of the dining room floor, rounded up to the next square foot, and the cost of the work </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #613176 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=addingup><B>addingup(3677)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=addingup><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=addingup><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=613176\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> OK, so 17 feet is 17x12= 204+8= 212 inches is the length<BR>\n" );
document.write( "And 11 feet is 11x12= 132+8= 140 inches is the width.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The area of a rectangle is LxW= 212x140= 29,680 square inches. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Now, we are talking about SQUARED numbers, right? So, 1 foot = 12 inches and 1 square foot = 12^2=144 inches.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "We said the room is 29,680 square inches, and 29,680/144= 206.11 and we round off to the nearest foot = 206 square feet.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "And the cost?: 206x2.89= $595.34 </SPAN>\n" );
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