How wants to carpet a 12footby 18foot rectangular living room and a square bedroom. one side length of the square bedroom is 12feet. carpet costs $3.50 per square foot. what percent of the total amount Joe will pay will be spent on the carpeting the bedroom

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Julian White

8 August, 23:27

How wants to carpet a 12footby 18foot rectangular living room and a square bedroom. one side length of the square bedroom is 12feet. carpet costs $3.50 per square foot. what percent of the total amount Joe will pay will be spent on the carpeting the bedroom

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Isai Jones · Answer 1

Find areas

area of rectangle=legtnth times width

area of square=side^2

ara of living room=12*18=216

area of bedroom=12^2=144

total area=216+144=360 squar feet

3.5 per sqare foot

3.5 times 360=1260=total cost

bedroom cost=144*3.5=504

504/1260=0.40=40%