Maryanne wants to lay tile above the countertops in her kitchen as a backsplash for the room. The length of the rectangular shaped wall she wishes to cover is 10.5 feet and its width is 3 feet. If the cost of her tile is $2.25 for every square foot, how much should she plan to spend?

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Respuesta :

The cost of tiling the wall is $70.86

Data;

  • length of wall = 10.5ft
  • width of wall = 3 ft
  • cost per square foot = $2.25

Area of Rectangle

The formula of area of rectangle is given as

[tex]A = l*w[/tex]

Let's substitute the values and solve

[tex]A = L * W\\A = 10.5 * 3 = 31.5ft^2[/tex]

The area of the rectangular wall is 31.5ft^2.

The cost of tiling the wall will be the cost of one square foot by the area of the wall.

[tex]31.5 * 2.25 = \$70.86[/tex]

The cost of tiling the wall is $70.86

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