A company figured it needed 56.5 square feet of carpet for its reception room. To allow for waste, it was decided to order 30 percent more material than needed. Fractional parts of square feet cannot be ordered. At $7.00 per square foot, how much would the carpet cost?

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valetta valetta · Answer 1 · 2019-08-22T09:38:21+02:00

Answer:

$ 518

Explanation:

Data provided:

Area of carpet needed = 56.5 square feet

Extra carpet for waste = 30% more = 0.30 × 56.5 = 16.95 square feet

Therefore, the total area of carpet required = (56.5 + 16.95) square feet

= 73.45 square feet

Since, the carpet cannot be ordered in fraction

thus, rounding off to the nearest integer on the higher side so that the carpet ordered should not be less than the required.

thus,

the carpet required to be ordered = 74 square feet

Hence,

the cost of 74 square feet carpet = 74 × $ 7.00 / square feet = $ 518