Question

The floor of a room measures 5 meters by 7 meters. A carpet sells 285 pesos per square meter. How much would it cost to carpet the room?

Answer 1

Find the area of the rug by multiplying the length by the width:

7 x 5 = 35 square meters.

Now multiply the area of the rug by the cost:

35 square meters x 285 pesos per square meter = 9,975 total pesos.