Acontractor charges $273 to tile a 120 sq ft patio and $368 to tile a 170 sq ft patio. the contractor charged a customer $539 to tile a patio under this same pricing plan. what was the area of the patio that was tiled? i think it is 260 sq ft
answers:
a) 1070 sq ft
b) 494 sq ft
c) 341 sq ft
d) 260 sq ft

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the correct answer is b

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