Judy paid $120.96 for carpet for her room that is 144 square feet. Nathan liked the carpet she chose, but he wasn’t sure it would match the walls in his living room, so he purchased a 1-square-foot sample of the same carpet. Based on the price Judy paid, what was the cost of the sample?

Tyler went to the supermarket to buy food for a food pantry. he has $36, and can carry up to 20 pounds of food in his backpack. pasta costs $1 for a 1-pound package. pasta sauce costs $3 for a 1.5 pound jar. let x = the number of packages of pasta and y = the number of jars of pasta sauce. one package of pasta is the right amount to go with one jar of pasta sauce. what is the best numbers of packages of pasta and jars of pasta sauce to buy for the food pantry? how many packages of pasta? how many jars of pasta sauce? explain your reasoning.