Question

Tisha orders a carpet for a room that measures 270 square feet. The salesman says the carpet costs $12.00 per square yard. He explains that since there are 3 square feet for every square yard, tisha needs 90 square yards of carpeting, which cost $1,080. What error did the salesman make? What should be the actual cost of the carpet?

Answer 1

Answer:

What error did the salesman make?

The salesman made an error when convert 270 square feet to yards.

What should be the actual cost of the carpet?

The actual cost of the carpet is $360

Step-by-step explanation:

From the question, we are told that:Tisha orders a carpet for a room that measures 270 square feet.

This means the room needs 270 square feet of carpet

But from the question, we know that the carpet is sold in square yards

We convert square feet to square yards

For our conversion rates

3 ft = 1 yard

9 ft² = 1 square yards(yd²)

270 ft² = x

Cross Multiply

9 ft² × x = 270ft² × 1 yd²

x yd²= 270ft² × 1 yd²/9 ft²

x = 30 yd²

Hence, 270ft² = 30yd²

Cost of carpet =

1 yd² = $12.00

30 yd² =

Cross Multiply

= 30 × $12.00

= $360.00

The actual cost of the carpet is $360

What error did the salesman make?

The salesman made an error when convert 270 square feet to square yards.

He said 270 square feet = 90 square yards

But he was wrong.

270 square feet = 30 square yards.

What should be the actual cost of the carpet?

The actual cost of the carpet is $360