Question 920013
I am assuming that both pieces of metal are 1/4" thick, then
Area of large piece is 48 * 120 = 5760 square inches
Area of smaller piece is 8 * 24 = 192 square inches
the ratio of small area to large area = 192 / 5760 = .03
small piece costs 165.24 * .03 = $4.96
if you draw a diagonal on your 8 by 24 piece, you get two triangles whose area are the same,
area of triangle = (1/2) * 24 * 8 = 96 square inches
cost of triangle is 96/5760 * 165.24 = $2.75