Answer:
Mona will save a total of $7 by going to Carpet World.
Step-by-step explanation:
First, we need to calculate the total area of the floor by multiplying the width by the length...
5m * 8m = 40m
Now we calculate the amount that it would cost to buy the carpet from each of the establishments. For the first establishment, we can buy 16[tex]m^{2}[/tex] and get the next 8[tex]m^{2}[/tex] half off and that would leave another 16[tex]m^{2}[/tex] at full price. The second establishment we have a 5% off (0.95 of official price) for every 8[tex]m^{2}[/tex], since out total area is 5 times this amount then our total will have a 5% off.
Establishment 1: (16[tex]m^{2}[/tex] * 2.20) + (8[tex]m^{2}[/tex] * 1.10) + (16[tex]m^{2}[/tex] * 2.20) = $79.20
Establishment 2: (40[tex]m^{2}[/tex] * 1.90) * 0.95 = $72.20
Difference: 79.20 - 72.20 = $7
Mona will save a total of $7 by going to Carpet World.
