you plan to carpet 468ft of space. carpet costs $26.75 per square yard and the tax is 7%. the carpet is sold in 12 ft rolls. what is the cost of the carpet?
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I'm trying to find the answer for a trapezoid problem 11 ft width 6 ft height triangle by 2 ft by 3 ft bottom at 7 ft
To find the cost of the carpet, we need to follow these steps:
Step 1: Calculate the area to be carpeted in square yards.
Since the carpet is sold in 12 ft rolls, we need to convert the given space into feet. As there are 3 feet in a yard, the space in yards will be:
468 ft ÷ 3 = 156 yards
Step 2: Calculate the cost of the carpet without tax.
The carpet costs $26.75 per square yard, so we multiply the area in square yards by the cost per square yard:
156 yards × $26.75 = $4167
Step 3: Calculate the tax amount.
The tax is 7% of the cost of the carpet, so:
7% × $4167 = $291.69
Step 4: Calculate the total cost of the carpet including tax.
To get the total cost, we add the cost of the carpet to the tax:
$4167 + $291.69 = $4458.69
Therefore, the cost of the carpet, including tax, is $4458.69.