A painter charges by the square foot and charges you $1,875 to paint a 750 square foot rental house.

Question

If you need a 1,300 square foot rental house painted, how much should the painter charge you to paint that house?

A: 2,425

B: 2,813

C: 3,250

D: 3,750

Answer 1

First you need to divide 1875 by 750 to get the cost per square foot, and then you need to multiply the result by 1300 to get the answer.