Question 666753: Jennifer wishes to lay carpet in her new house. At the first store, the sales-
person says they will lay the carpet she chose for $18 per square yard. At the second
store, the salesperson says they will lay the same carpet for $3 per square foot. The
second salesperson says this is half the price of the first store since everyone knows
there are 3 feet per yard. Is the salesperson misleading the customer? Why or why
not?
Answer by solver91311(24713)   (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
You say to the second salesperson, "There are 27 square feet in one square yard, so at $3 per square foot, you want to charge me $81 per square yard. Then you claim that $81 per square yard is one-half of $18 per square yard. Therefore, either you are stupid or you think I am. Either way, I'm going to do business with the other guy -- unless..."
"...you make the square foot price, installed, of any carpet I choose from your showroom to be ^2) , you complete the installation, including clean-up and removal of the old carpet, by close of business this Friday, and you promise on the life of your first-born child that you will never try to mess with a mathematician again. You have the square root of 2 minutes to decide."
John
My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it
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