SOLUTION: I'm having problems solving this problem: I have a fixed budget for flooring in my new home. One type of flooring at $4 per square foot covers 89,280 square inches using my bud

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Question 1135651: I'm having problems solving this problem:
I have a fixed budget for flooring in my new home. One type of flooring at $4 per square foot covers 89,280 square inches using my budget. The more expensive flooring at $6 per square foot will cover how much flooring on my budget?

Answer by math_helper(2461) About Me  (Show Source):
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89280 sq in = (89280 sq in) * (1 sq ft/144 sq in) = 620 sq ft

Budget is: 620 sq ft * $4/sq ft = $2480

$2480/($6 / sq ft) = +highlight%28matrix%281%2C3%2C+%22413.33%22%2C+%22sq+%22%2C%22+ft%22%29+%29+