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Carl offered to pay jake $0.25 a square foot to paint his fence. The fence measures 109 feet long and 7 feet wide what is the total square footage of the fence ? How much will jake get paid

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Answer:

Part 1) The total square footage of the fence is [tex]763\ ft^{2}[/tex]

Part 2) [tex]\$190.75[/tex]

Step-by-step explanation:

Part 1) what is the total square footage of the fence ?

we know that

The area of the fence is equal to

[tex]A=LW[/tex]

substitute the values

[tex]A=(109)(7)=763\ ft^{2}[/tex]

Part 2) How much will Jake get paid

Using proportion

[tex]\frac{0.25}{1}\frac{\$}{ft^{2}}=\frac{x}{763}\frac{\$}{ft^{2}}\\ \\x=763*0.25\\ \\x=\$190.75[/tex]

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