Carpet Cleaning Pros charges $40 per room to clean, and Spot on Cleaning charges $300 to clean six rooms. List the cost per room of the less-expensive company.(1 point)
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The cost per room of the less-expensive company is $50/room.
To find the cost per room of the less-expensive company, we need to compare the prices of both Carpet Cleaning Pros and Spot on Cleaning.
Carpet Cleaning Pros charges $40 per room, while Spot on Cleaning charges $300 to clean six rooms.
To calculate the cost per room of Spot on Cleaning, we divide the total cost by the number of rooms:
$300 ÷ 6 = $50/room
So the cost per room of Spot on Cleaning is $50.
Comparing the prices, Carpet Cleaning Pros has a lower cost per room of $40, making it the less-expensive company.
To find the cost per room of the less-expensive company, we need to compare the prices of Carpet Cleaning Pros and Spot on Cleaning.
Carpet Cleaning Pros charges $40 per room to clean.
Spot on Cleaning charges $300 to clean six rooms.
To find the cost per room for Spot on Cleaning, we need to divide the total cost by the number of rooms.
Price per room for Spot on Cleaning = Total cost / Number of rooms
Therefore, for Spot on Cleaning:
Price per room = $300 / 6 rooms
Simplifying the equation:
Price per room = $50/room
So the cost per room for Spot on Cleaning is $50/room.
Since Carpet Cleaning Pros is less expensive than Spot on Cleaning, the cost per room for Carpet Cleaning Pros is also $40/room.