Find the cost of carpeting a room $26 m$ by $18 m$ , with $150 c m$ broad carpet at the rate of $R s 14.08 p e r$ meter.

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Solution

Area of room $= 26 \times 18 = 468 m^{2}$

Width of carpet $= 150 c m m = 1.5 m$

Length of carpet $= \frac{468}{1.5} = 312 m$

Cost of carpeting $= R s . 14.08$ per meter

Therefore,

Cost of carpeting room $= 312 \times 14.08 = R s . 4392.96$

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