Question

You pay $3 per square foot for carpeting. Which equation can be solved to find the

amount you will pay to cover a triangular section of the floor with a base of 2 yards and
a height of 5 yards?

Answer 1

3 * (½*2*5) = x

Explanation:

Cost of carpeting = $3 per square foot

We have a triangular section to cover having the following dimensions:

base = 2 yd

height = 5 yd

First, let's find the area of the section = area of triangle

Area of triangle = ½*base*height

Area of the triangular section of the floor = ½*2*5

If $3 will cover 1 ft², therefore,

x will cover ½*2*5

Thus:

3 * (½*2*5) = x