Wood floors are being refinished in an office.

Question

If the room is a square with 15 foot 6 inch sides, what will it cost to have the floor refinished at $5.98 per square foot?

Answer 1

6 inches = 0.5 foot

 

A = 15.5²

A = 240.25 square feet

Cost = 5.98 * 240.25 = 1436.695

Rounds to:

$1436.70

Answer 2

first find the area of the square

15 feet 6 inches=15.5 feet

A=15.5*15.5

A=240.25 square feet

$5.98*240.25=$1436.695=$1436.70 will be the cost