A rectangular room that is 8 meters by 5 meters is to be carpeted usin

Question

A rectangular room that is 8 meters by 5 meters is to be carpeted using carpet costing $12.50 per square meter. How much will the carpet cost?

A. $40
B. $100
C. $162.50
D. $480
E. $500

parulM · Answer

Area of the room = 8x5 = 40 square meter

Cost of carpet for 1 square meter = $12.5
Cost of carpet for 40 square meter = $12.5 x 40 = $500

Answer should be (E).

task123 · Answer

Costing = Cost per sq. meter * Area = 12.5 * 8 * 5 = $500
Hence, OA is (E).

CrackverbalGMAT · Answer

Area of the carpet = L X B = 8 * 5 = 40 square metres
Cost per square meter = 12.50$

Cost of 40 square metres = 40 * 12.50$

= 500$
 (option e)

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tbhauer · Answer

Area of the room: 8m * 5m = 40 m^2 
Cost of carpet:  \frac{$12.5}{m^2} 
Total Cost:  \frac{$12.5}{m^2}  *  40m^2  = $500
IMO Ans = E

Rwoot · Answer

Area 40 m^2
Total cost : 40* (25/2) = 500

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