SOLUTION: 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 refinis
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Question 1100399: 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 9 inches by 11 feet 9 inches. Find the area of the dining room floor, rounded to the nearest square foot, and the cost of the work. Answer by ikleyn(52754) (Show Source):
First you need to make your dimensions in uniform/consistent units, i.e. in feet.
1 ft = 12 inches, therefore 9 inches = ft = ft = 0.75 ft.
Thus you need to multiply 17.75 ft by 11.75 ft to get the area.
Use your calculator: 17.75 * 11.75 = 208.56 square feet, or 209 sq. ft. rounded
Next multiply the area by $2.89 to get the cost.
You will get $604.
It is your answer.
