Heather is making a blanket for her baby and is going to put a ribbon border around it. The blanket will be 3 feet by 5 feet. The fabric for the blanket cost $1.25 per square yard and the ribbon costs $.50 per foot. What is the approximate total cost for the blanket? A) $1.75 B) $10.08 C) $20.84 D) $26.75 E) $32.48

The approximate total cost for the blanket is $10.08 ⇒ B

Step-by-step explanation:

The formula of the area of a rectangle is A = L × W

The formula of the perimeter of a rectangle is P = 2(L + W)

where:

∵ The baby blanket shaped a rectangle

∵ The dimensions of the blanket are 3 feet and 5 feet

- Find the area of the blanket

∵ A = 3 × 5 = 15 feet²

- Change feet to yard because the cost is by square yard

∵ 1 foot = yard

∴ 1 foot² = yard²

∴ 15 feet² = 15 × = yards²

∴ The area of the blanket is   yards²

∵ The fabric cost of the blanket is $1.25 per square yard

∴ The fabric cost =   × 1.25

∴ The fabric cost = 2.08333 dollars

∵ Heather is going to put a ribbon border around it

- The length of the ribbon is equal to the perimeter of the blanket

∵ P = 2(3 + 5) = 16 feet

∴ The length of the ribbon is 16 feet

∵ The cost of the ribbon is $0.5 per foot

∴ The cost of the ribbon = 16 × 0.5

∴ The cost of the ribbon = 8 dollars

Now add the fabric cost to the ribbon cost to find the total cost of the blanket

∵ The total cost = 2.08333 + 8

∴ The total cost = 10.08333

- Round it to the nearest cent

∴ The total cost = 10.08 dollars

The approximate total cost for the blanket is $10.08