Total feet wide is 22×2=44
total feet long is 24×2=48
$0.54×44=$23.76
$0.54×48=$25.92
$23.76+$25.92=$49.68
it will cost $49.68 to buy enough of the border to go around the room
The average low temperature for January was 40 °F - 100%.
The average low in February was x °F - 27% lower, that is 100%-27%=73%.
Write a proportion:

Answer: the average low in February was 29.2 °F.