Answer:
The answer is 33548
Step-by-step explanation:
If you know the rugs sell for 8$ per square foot and the total spend was $432. You divide 432 by 8 to find the total number of square foot of the rug. Which is 54. To find total square foot you find the area. So the area of a rectangle is L*W. So 54 = 9*width. So just divide 54 by 9 and you get the width of the rug. The width is 6 foot. Now you check. A nine by 6 rugs square foot is 54. and then times by 8 and you get 432 total. So you know the rug is 6 foot wide. :)
set up a table (multiply across and add down - <em>don't add the middle column). Use the equation created by the "Total" row to solve for the variable.</em>
Quantity (times) % equals Total
Sol'n 1: x * .80 = (x)(.8)
<u>Sol'n 2: 15 - x * .30 = (15 - x)(.3)</u>
Total: 15 * .50 = .8x + .3(15 - x)
15(.5) = .8x + 4.5 - .3x
7.5 = .5x + 4.5
3.0 = .5x
6 = x
Answer: 6 liters of 80% and 9 liters of 30%
