The perimeter of a square room is 24 m. What is the cost of flooring the room with redwood if the cost is $15.00 per square meter?

Mathematics · College · Tue Nov 03 2020

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Given: Perimeter of a square room = 24m

Find the cost of flooring the room is it cost $15.00 per square meter.

Noticed that square meter means the area of the room, and since we are already given the perimeter, we must find the length of each side in order to calculate the area of the room.

Perimeter of a square = 4

P = 4l

l =P/4

l = 24/4

l = 6 m

Each side of the room is 6 meters.

In finding the area of the square, we use the formula: A= l^2

A=l^2

A=(6)^2

A = 36 m^2

Since it costs $15 per square meter, we multiply it with 36 m^2 to find the total cost.

Total cost = (36 m^2)($15)

Total cost =$540

The total cost of flooring of the room with redwood is $540.

 

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