Question

Darnell buys homes and flips them by completing renovations to turn a profit on his investment. He is currently working on a house with three bedrooms that need new hardwood floors. He is estimating the total cost to purchase hardwood flooring for the bedrooms with the following dimensions.
Bedroom 1: 22 feet by 15 feet
Bedroom 2: 15 feet by 12 feet
Bedroom 3: 13 feet by 12 feet
A big home improvement store advertises the price of two types of flooring, shown below.

$7.25 per square foot
$6.75 per square foot plus a $100 fixed installation fee
Which of these two prices would be best for Darnell to estimate the total cost of new hardwood flooring in the three bedrooms?


The evaluation of your response will be based on the following criteria.

Correctly identifying the best price for new hardwood flooring in the three bedrooms. (
Explaining your reasoning.
HINT: Multiply the area of each room by the price per square foot. When working with $6.75, do not forget the fixed installation fee.

Answer 1

Answer:The better option would be the $6.75 per square foot plus a $100 fixed installation fee.

Step-by-step explanation:

B1= 330 ft

B2= 180 ft

B3= 156 ft

Total sq is 666

666 * 6.75 + 100= $4,595.5

666 * 7.25=  4,828.5‬