Question

find the cost of carpeting a room 13 m by 9 m with a carpet of width 75 cm at a rate of return 105 per metre

Answer 1

The area of the room =13 × 9=117m square . The whole room is carpeted or the carpet is a square and has the length of side equals 75cm which equals 75 by 100 m =3/4m Hence the area of the carpet can either be 117 m square or 9/16 m square The cost can be obtained by miltiplying the given amount with these areas