What are the ways she can carpet the rooms and stay within her budget?

Question

The Hewitt family is buying carpet for two rooms. The dining room is a square that measures 12 feet on each side. Then den is 9 yards by 5 yards. Mrs. Hewitt has budgeted $2,650 for carpeting both rooms. The green carpet she is considering costs $.75 per square yard, and the brown carpet's price is $.95 per square foot.

What are the ways she can carpet the rooms and stay within her budget?

Answer 1

dining rm 12^2=144sq/ft

den 45sq/yd

The cheapest way is to purchase the rug at .75/sq/yd.

dr=144/9=16sq/yd; so 16+45=81sq/yd*.75=$60.75. green.