Suppose you want to paint a room in your house, and the room measures 10 feet by 10 feet by 12 feet.  It has two windows 3 feet by 3 feet each and a door that measures 2 feet by 8 feet.   (a) Find the area of the walls and the ceiling only excluding the windows and the door. (b) Find the area of the floor. (c) Suppose you want to carpet the floor and the carpeting costs $29.99 per square yard.  How much will it cost to carpet the floor? (d) Suppose paint costs $16.99 per gallon, and one gallon of paint covers approximately 300 square feet.  How many gallons (approximately) will be needed to paint  the walls and the ceiling of this room? (e) What would be the total cost to paint and carpet this room?

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Suppose you want to paint a room in your house, and the room measures 10 feet by 10 feet by 12 feet.  It has two windows 3 feet by 3 feet each and a door that measures 2 feet by 8 feet.  

(a) Find the area of the walls and the ceiling only excluding the windows and the door.

(b) Find the area of the floor.

(c) Suppose you want to carpet the floor and the carpeting costs $29.99 per square yard.  How much will it cost to carpet the floor?

(d) Suppose paint costs $16.99 per gallon, and one gallon of paint covers approximately 300 square feet.  How many gallons (approximately) will be needed to paint  the walls and the ceiling of this room?

(e) What would be the total cost to paint and carpet this room?

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