Question

A development firm bought an empty lot 71 yards by 78 yards wide. They want to place an apartment complex on one corner of the lot leaving for uniform parking along two sides. How wide should the parking lot be if they need 3528 square yards to build the apartment complex?

Answer 1

243 easy

Answer 2

thats not the answer

Answer 3

Ughh it's 1340?

Answer 4

i know that

Answer 5

I know answer is 15 yards but how do you get that

Answer 6

15????

Answer 7

i dont know

Answer 8

Are you sure it's 15...

Answer 9

thats what answer key tells me

Answer 10

What exactly does the answer key tell you?

Answer 11

71 x 78 = 5 538
5538 - 3528 = 2010

Now you know that the apartment building is in the corner and they want parkings on both sides so you divide 2010 by 3 and multiply it by 2. A picture will follow.

Answer 12

it says 15 yards

Answer 13

1 yard = 0.9144 meters.

Answer 14

The answer I got is 1340 :/ Make sure you're on the right page for the answers... or sometimes books have wrong answers in them.

Answer 15

OMG! I'm sorry! it's the width!

Answer 16

Is that all the info it says?

Answer 17

A development firm bought an empty lot 71 yards by 78 yards wide. They want to place an apartment complex on one corner of the lot leaving room for uniform parking along two sides. How wide should the parking lot be if they need 3528 square yards to build the apartment complex?

Answer 18

I could find the answer if I knew the shape of the apartment :/

Answer 19

oh k thanks for trying

Answer 20

Do you have any choices?

Answer 21

nope