SOLUTION: The cost to install new carpet in an office is determined by a $800 fixed fee plus a fee of $70 per square yard of floor space to be covered. How many square yards of floor space c
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Question 1010472: The cost to install new carpet in an office is determined by a $800 fixed fee plus a fee of $70 per square yard of floor space to be covered. How many square yards of floor space can be carpeted at a cost of $2500? Round to the nearest square yard.
=sq yd Found 2 solutions by fractalier, josmiceli:Answer by fractalier(6550) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Call the number of square yards, x. Then we set up
2500 = 800 + 70x
1700 = 70x
x = 1700 / 70 = 24.3 square yards rounded to
24 square yards
