Question

Carpet sells for $4 per square foot and will cost you $748 to recarpet your rectangular room. If your room is 17 feet long, how many feet wide is it?

Answer 1

if the carpet sells for 4 per sq ft, and u paid 748...then u got (748/4) = 187 sq ft. of carpet

A = L * W
A = 187
L = 17

187 = 17W
187/17 = W
11 = W <=== the width of the room is 11 ft

Answer 2

The answer is 11ft.
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