The answer to this problem
is C, 277,830 sq. feet.
Let's go through the steps of how
to solve this one.
Make sure you understand the problem and what is
being asked of you to solve. You are needing to
find the area of a parking lot to repave. Your answer
needs to be in square feet even though you have
been given your measurements in yards.
You know the parking lot is 147 yards long and
210 yards wide.
To solve this problem,
you will need to find the area of the parking lot
and then convert your answer to square feet.
To get an estimation
of what the answer could be close to, you would
multiply 100 yards by 200 yards and get 20000. Then
to convert the answer to square feet you need to
multiply 200,000 by 9. Your estimate would be about
180,000 sq. ft.
Time to solve the problem. Begin with your formula
to find the area of a rectangle.
A = l x w
A = 147 x 210
A = 30870 sq. yards
Next step is
to convert your answer from square yards to square
feet, by multiplying your answer by 9.
30870 x 9
277,830 sq. ft
Finally, look at your answer and see if it is one
of your choices and it is. The final answer for
this problem is C,
277,830 sq. ft. |
