SOLUTION: Find the total cost of tiling a triangle area having a base length of 3 meters and a height of 8 meters if it costs $3.88 to tile one suare meter. Round to the nearest cent.

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Question 318338: Find the total cost of tiling a triangle area having a base length of 3 meters and a height of 8 meters if it costs $3.88 to tile one suare meter. Round to the nearest cent.
Answer by nyc_function(2741) About Me  (Show Source):
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A = 1/2 times base times height
Let A = area of triangle
A = 1/2 times 3 times 8
A = 1/2 times 24
A = 12 square meters
Then 12 times 3.88 = 46.56, which can be rounded to simply $47.