Question

The school wants to order a new countertop for the teacher’s lounge. The shape of the countertop that they are replacing is shown below.

A countertop can be broken into 2 rectangles. 1 rectangle has a base of 70 inches and height of 20 inches. The other rectangle has a base of 20 inches and height of 30 inches.
If the new countertop costs $0.75 per square inch, what is the price of the replacement countertop?

Answer 1

$1,500

Explanation:

Answer 2

$1,500

Explanation:

70*20 is 1,400, and 20*30 is 600. Those together make 2,000 sq. in. Multiply that by 0.75 and you get $1,500. Hope this helps!