Question

Alexandro received two quotes for new carpet for his home. The quote from Home Depot is $0.20 less per square foot than the quote from Lowe's. If Alexandro plans to buy 1,300 square feet of carpet, how do his total costs from the two companies compare? *

Answer 1

Answer:

Total cost as per Lowe's is $260 more than that of Home Depot.

Step-by-step explanation:

Given that:

Alexandro received two quotes for new carpet.

One from Home Depot and other from Lowe's.

Let quote from Home Depot = $\ x$ per sq foot

As per question statement,

The quote from Lowe's = $\ x$+0.20 per sq foot

Alexandro plans to buy 1,300 square feet of carpet.

Total Cost as per Home Depot's quote = $\ 1300x$

Total Cost as per Lowe's = $\ (x+0.20)\times 1300 = \ 1300x + \ 260$

Now taking the difference of the total cost:

Lowe's total cost - Total cost as per Home Depot.

$\ 1300x+\ 260 - \ 1300x \\\Rightarrow \ 260$

So, the answer is:

Total cost as per Lowe's is $260 more than that of Home Depot.