SOLUTION: mr smith wants to buy carpet for two bedrooms in his house. one bedroom is shaped like a rectangle and the other is shaped like a square the rectangle shaped bedroom has a length o

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Question 663434: mr smith wants to buy carpet for two bedrooms in his house. one bedroom is shaped like a rectangle and the other is shaped like a square the rectangle shaped bedroom has a length of 14 ft and a width of 11 feet.the square bedroom has a side length of 12 ft. draw a label a diagram for both of Mr. smith's bedrooms?
now how many square feet of carpet will Mr.smith need to buy to carpet both rooms? the cost of the carpet Mr.smith wants is $2.00 for each square foot. how much money will he need to carpet both bedrooms?
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Draw a rectangle that is longer than it is tall.
Along the bottom and top lengths label them 14 ft.
Along the left and right side heights label them 11 ft.
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Draw a square with all sides about the same length.
Label each side 12 ft.
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A = length x width
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A(rectangle) = 14 ft x 11 ft = 154 ft^2
A(square) = 12 ft x 12 ft = 144 ft^2
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Carpet for both rooms is 154 ft^2 + 144 ft^2 = 298 ft^2
At the price of $2.00 per ft^2,
298 ft^2 x $2.00 /ft^2 = $596
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