Andy used a scale of Inch - 2 feet for a drawing of his house. On the drawing, a rectangular room measures 3 inches by 2 inches. Andy wants to purchase new carpet for the room that costs $4.89 per square foot. Before sales tax, how much will the new carpet cost?

$ 117.36

Step-by-step explanation:

On the drawing, the rectangular room measures 3 inches by 2 inches, we can convert to feet (using a scale of Inch - 2 feet )

(3 inches ×2) by (2 inches ×2)

= 6 feet by 4 feet

The Area of the room can now be calculated as

Area=( 6 feet × 4 feet)

= 24 ft^2

how much will the new carpet cost?

we know that the carpet costs $4.89 per square foot, then the cost by the area of the room= (Area× $4.89 per square foot)

=24 ft^2 x $4.89

=$ 117.36

Hence, the new carpet cost is $ 117.36