If 3/8 + 3/4 = $36.35 and the room to cover is 12 ftX 12 ft how much will the total cost be.

I do not want the answer, I want you to explain to me HOW to GET the answer.

Are you sure this is the entire problem? It doesn't make any sense to me.

Benjamin and Olivia are putting a new floor in their kitchen. To get the floor up to the

desired height, they need to add 1 ft of subfloor. They can do this in one of two ways.
They can put -in. sheet on top of -in. board (note that the total would be ft or 1 ft).
They could also put -in. board on top of -in. sheet.
The table below gives the price for each sheet of plywood from a Home Depot store
on 1/15/04.
3
4
3
8
1
8
9
8
5
8
1
2
1
8
247 2005 Thickness Cost for a 4 ft � 8 ft Sheet
in. $9.15
in. 13.05
in. 14.99
in. 17.88
in. 19.13
in. 21.36
in. 25.23
1 in. 28.49
7
8
3
4
5
8
1
2
3
8
1
4
1
8
1. What is the combined price for a -in. sheet and a -in. sheet?
2. What is the combined price for a -in. sheet and a -in. sheet?
3. What other combination of sheets of plywood yields the needed 1 -in. thickness?
1
8
3
4
3
8
5
8
1
2
4. Of the four combinations, which is most economical?
5. The kitchen is to be 12 ft �12 ft. Find the total cost of the plywood you have suggested
in question 4.

It is number 5 that I am having trouble with.

i need help with 1 through 5

To find the total cost of covering a 12 ft x 12 ft room, we need to break down the problem into smaller steps.

Step 1: Calculate the area of the room.
The area of a rectangle is found by multiplying length by width. In this case, the length and width of the room are both 12 ft. So, the area would be 12 ft x 12 ft = 144 square feet.

Step 2: Determine the cost per square foot.
To find the cost per square foot, we need the information given in the initial question. However, the information about 3/8 + 3/4 = $36.35 seems unrelated to the cost of covering the room. Without further clarification, we cannot use this information to determine the cost per square foot.

Step 3: Calculate the total cost.
Without the cost per square foot, it is not possible to determine the total cost of covering the room. To find the answer, you will need to provide additional information or clarify the relationship between the given equation and the cost of covering the room.