Question

Company "A" sells soil at 11cents per cubic feet. While company "B" sells it at 3 dollars per cubic yard. You need to cover 20 cubic yards. What is the best company? and how much will you save?

Answer 1

All you need to know is that \[1 yd^3 = 27ft^3\]...from there you should be able to see which would be cheaper.

Answer 2

I think B

Answer 3

im just guessing though

Answer 4

The answer is whichever is smaller:\[\frac{300c}{27ft^3}\]or\[\frac{11c}{1ft^3}\]

Answer 5

So 11c/1ft3 Is cheaper its 11 while the other one is 11.11111etc. So is it A, or B. and how much do you save?

Answer 6

So is that company A or B?

Answer 7

If B i deserve a medal for being straight up

Answer 8

lol

Answer 9

any day now

Answer 10

Company A is cheaper by 0.11c per cubic foot.

You need 20 cubic yards so converting that to cubic feet you get:
\[(20)(27) = 540 ft^3\]
And you save:\[(540ft^3)(0.11)=$59.40\]

Answer 11

crap.

Answer 12

But on my math it says do you save, 40 or 60 cents?

Answer 13

That last part should be:\[(540ft^3)(0.0011c)=59.40c\]
They took it out to more places (0.0011111111...) than I did and rounded it to 60c.

Answer 14

Ok, thanks:)

Answer 15

Good luck :)

Answer 16

It better be B

Answer 17

BTW: @swagdaddy91: It was not Company B!

Answer 18

.............

Answer 19

@swagdaddy91 no worries your still the smartest person EVER!!!!!!!!!!

Answer 20

You were right, If I need anything else. I will write it on here. I'm taking an online math course, cuz I don't want my Geometry teacher for next year. So I took this instead. It's really freaking hard -_-

Answer 21

Shane B, You are buying tile to cover a floor. Half are blue, and Half are brown. Brown = 58 cents per sq.ft. and Blue = 49 cents per. sq.ft. How much would that be?

Answer 22

Do you have more info than that?

Answer 23

No. well the answers are. 30, 33.32, 39.44, and 72.26. What one is it?

Answer 24

how big is the floor

Answer 25

Oh sorry the floor is 17 by 8 sorry -_-

Answer 26

that helps :)

Answer 27

What is it?

Answer 28

lol

Answer 29

Swagdaddy91, can you leave because I NEED to get this done and you are very obnoxiousness
.

Answer 30

Is it 30?

Answer 31

The total area will be 17*8=136ft^2
Half of that area is 68

So you have to buy 68 blue tiles @ 0.49c each and 68 brown tiles at 0.58c each.

68(0.49)+68(0.58)=73.25

Answer 32

Oh..calculator mistake. 72.76

Answer 33

68(0.49)+68(0.58)=72.26

Answer 34

how am i obnoxious not my fault tht your taking a class online so you dont have to go to a certain teacher and then asking for answers for every single question you have.

Answer 35

Well I kinda wanna pass, plus you had the WRONG answer so whatever.

Answer 36

thts not being obnoxious

Answer 37

It kinda wanna get it done, so yeah it is.

Answer 38

nope you can get it done if you stop worrying about what im writing

Answer 39

Shane, What is the area if a similar triangle; if triangle A has an height of 2 and a base of 5, and the other triangle has a base of 3. What is the area of B?

Answer 40

My choices are 1, 1.8, 3.2, and 5?

Answer 41

still cnt do your own work what a shame

Answer 42

Then why are you on here? It's to get help for your example I have done over 13 hours of work on plato so STFU! I want help ok.

Answer 43

lol u mad bro?