Question

zeke orders 27.75 square feet of granite countertop for his kitchen if he pays 508.75 for the granite, what is the cost per square foot

Answer 1

The cost of per square foot is 18.33.

Explanation:

Given:

Zeke orders 27.75 square feet of granite countertop for his kitchen.

He pays 508.75 for the granite.

Now, to find the cost of per square foot.

If, cost of 27.75 square feet of granite = 508.75

Then, the cost of 1 square foot of granite
`= 508.75/ 27.75`

`= 18.33.`

Thus, by dividing we get 18.33 cost of per square foot.

Therefore, the cost of per square foot is 18.33.