SOLUTION: A campsite rents spaces for $1.34 per square foot. How much would it cost to rent a 15 foot by 17 foot space?

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Question 547726: A campsite rents spaces for $1.34 per square foot.
How much would it cost to rent a 15 foot by 17 foot space?
Answer by mathie123(224) About Me  (Show Source):
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We need to first find how many square feet there are (a.k.a. what is the area?)
A=lw
A=15%2A17
A=255
So there are 255 square feet. The price for each square foot is $1.34. So we can set up the following equation, where x is the total cost:
1.43%5C1=x%2F255
x=1.43%2A255
x=364.65
Therefore it will cost $364.65 to rent the area.