A bedroom carpet costs $25 per square yard. Find the cost to carpet a room that is 15 feet wide by 10 feet long.
A) $416.67
B) $375
C) $3750
D) $1250

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The area of the room is 15 feet by 10 feet = 150 square feet. Since there are 9 square feet in a square yard, the area in square yards is 150 / 9 = 16.67 square yards. At $25 per square yard, the cost is 16.67 * $25 = $416.67.

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