Question

Francis is getting new carpet tiles in his living room and den. His living room and den are connected. He needs to figure out how much carpet he needs and the cost involved.

If each tile costs $2.00 per sq ft, how much would it cost to have new tile put in the den?

Answer 1

Cost of new tile put in the den is $42 .

Explanation:

Formula

Area of rectangle = Length × Breadth

As given

Francis is getting new carpet tiles in his living room and den.

His living room and den are connected.

As given in the figure both living room and den are in rectangular form .

Thus

Dimensions of Den are

Length = 8 ft

Breadth = 3 ft

Area of den = 8 × 3

= 24 ft ²

As given

If each tile costs $2.00 per sq ft .

Cost of tiles put in the den = Area of den × Cost of tiles per square ft

= 24 × 2

= $42

Therefore the cost of new tile put in the den is $42 .