Question

Carl offered to pay Jake $0.25 a square foot to paint his fence.The fence measures 109 feet long and 7 feet wide.What is the square footage of the fence?

Answer 1

The square footage of the fence is 763 square feet

Solution:

Given that,

Carl offered to pay Jake $0.25 a square foot to paint his fence

Therefore,

Cost per square foot = $ 0.25

The fence measures 109 feet long and 7 feet wide

The area of the fence is given as:

$Area = length \times width\\\\Area = 109 \times 7\\\\Area = 763$

Thus the square footage of the fence is 763 square feet