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An aluminum siding company charges $3 per square foot for the first 500 square feet of siding, then $2.50 per square foot for any additional square feet of siding on the same building. If a building owner paid a total of $3,000 for aluminum siding, how many square feet of siding did she purchase?

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B. 600
C. 800
D. 1100
E. 1300
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An aluminum siding company charges $3 per square foot for the first 500 square feet of siding, then $2.50 per square foot for any additional square feet of siding on the same building. If a building owner paid a total of $3,000 for aluminum siding, how many square feet of siding did she purchase?

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charges for first 500 sq feet = 500*3 = 1500
Amount remaining = 3000-1500=1500
thus she paid for Let x sq ft. @ $2.5= $ 1500
so x =1500/2.5=600 sq.ft

total Sq ft of siding she purchased = 500 +600= 1100sq ft.

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An aluminum siding company charges $3 per square foot for the first 500 square feet of siding, then $2.50 per square foot for any additional square feet of siding on the same building. If a building owner paid a total of $3,000 for aluminum siding, how many square feet of siding did she purchase?

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\(3*500 + 2.5*x = 3000\)

Or, \(1500 +2.5x = 3000\)

Or, \(2.5x = 1500\)

Or, \(x = 600\)

So, Total aluminum siding required is 1100 ( ie, 500 + 600 )..

Answer will be (D) 1100.
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500*3 + 2.5*x = 3000 solve for this to get the value 600 the total cost will be 1100


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An aluminum siding company charges $3 per square foot for the first 500 square feet of siding, then $2.50 per square foot for any additional square feet of siding on the same building. If a building owner paid a total of $3,000 for aluminum siding, how many square feet of siding did she purchase?

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E. 1300
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simple..

3000 dollars - 500(3) = 1500
1500/2.5 = 600

so total will 600+500 = 1100 ( silly mistake will include not adding up the 500)
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An aluminum siding company charges $3 per square foot for the first 500 square feet of siding, then $2.50 per square foot for any additional square feet of siding on the same building. If a building owner paid a total of $3,000 for aluminum siding, how many square feet of siding did she purchase?

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D. 1100
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We can let N = the total number of square feet of siding and create the equation:

3,000 = 3 x 500 + 2.5(N - 500)

1,500 = 2.5N - 1,250

2,750 = 2.5N

1,100 = N

Answer: D
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