Question

The Montegro Flooring Company can replace 200 square feet of carpet with tile in one day They accept a job replacing carpet with tile in an apartment that measures 977.5 square feet How many days will it take the Montegro Flooring Company to complete this job?

Answer 1

It will take 5 days for Montegro Flooring Company to complete this job

Solution:

Given, The Montegro Flooring Company can replace 200 square feet of carpet with tile in one day  

They accept a job replacing carpet with tile in an apartment that measures 977.5 square feet  

We have to find how many days will it take the Montegro Flooring Company to complete this job?

Now, according to given information,  

200 square feet ⇒ 1 day

Then, 977.5 square feet ⇒ n days

Now, by chris cross method

$\begin{array}{l}{200 \times n=1 \times 977.5} \\\\ {200 n=977.5} \\\\ {n=\frac{977.5}{200}=4.8875}\end{array}$

Hence, the company requires 5 days approximately.