A carpet costs $15 per square foot. (when calculating the price any fraction of a square foot is counted as a whole square foot)

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Juliette [100K]

3 years ago

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A carpet costs $15 per square foot. (when calculating the price any fraction of a square foot is counted as a whole square foot)

If the area you want is 19.7 square meters, how much will it cost? (1m ≈3.28ft)
i tried but i couldn't get it

Mathematics

2 answers:

Alisiya [41] · Answer 1 · 2022-01-16T14:35:24+03:00

Alisiya [41]3 years ago

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Answer:

3180

Step-by-step explanation:

olga2289 [7] · Answer 2 · 2022-01-16T13:14:54+03:00

olga2289 [7]3 years ago

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Wow ! That is some expensive carpet !

If (1 meter) = (3.28 feet), then (1 meter)² = (3.28 feet)² = about 10.76 square feet

19.7 square meters = (19.7 x 10.76) = 211.972 square feet. Call it 212 .

(212 square feet) x ($15 / sq ft) = <em>$3,180</em> .