word problem

Question

Carpet masters charges $9.50 per square yard to clean carpet if you have two rooms with an area of six square yards each how much will it cost to have the carpets cleaned

Answer 1

If each of the two rooms has an area of 6 square yards, then the total area of both rooms is:

6 yd² + 6 yd² = 12 yd²

Now each square yard costs $9.50 to clean the carpet. Thus it will cost $9.50 to clean each one of the 12 yd². This means the total cost can be found by multiplying 12 yd² by $9.50.

12 yd²*$9.50 = ?