Question

This week, customers at a carpet store pay $3 for a square foot of carpet. Next week the store will be having a sale. During the sale, each square foot of carpet will cost only $2. Neil wants to carpet two square rooms in his house. The floor in one room is 10 feet by 10 feet. The floor in the other room is 14 feet by 14 feet. How much money will Neil save if he waits to buy carpet during the sale?

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Answer 1

The area of Neil's rooms total

... (10 ft)×(10 ft) + (14 ft)×(14 ft) = 100 ft² +196 ft²

... = 296 ft²

Since Neil will save $1 per square foot by waiting on the sale, he will save

... (296 ft²)×($1/ft²) = $296