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The cost to carpet a floor is directly proportional to the area. It costs $\$105 to carpet a floor that is 14×514\times 5 square feet. How much will it cost to carpet a floor that is 16×1316\times 13 square feet? Express your answer in dollars.
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The cost to carpet a floor is directly proportional to the area.  It costs $105 to carpet a floor that is 14×5 square feet.  How much will it cost to carpet a floor that is 16×13 square feet? Express your answer in dollars.
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The cost to carpet a floor is directly proportional to the area.  It costs $\$$105 to carpet a floor that is $14\times 5
$ square feet.  How much will it cost to carpet a floor that is $16\times 13$ square feet? Express your answer in dollars.

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Algebra

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