Question

Paul plans to put concrete on a rectangular portion of his driveway. The portion is 12 feet long and 6 inches high. The price of concrete is $98 per cubic yard. The total cost of the concrete Paul needs is $108.89. Which of the following is closest to the width of the portion of the driveway on which Paul plans to put concrete?

[1 foot = 12inches; 1 yard = 3 feet]

3 feet

5 feet

8 feet

10 feet

Answer 1

@ikram002p

Answer 2

@donka74

Answer 3

3 feet

Answer 4

if a yard is 98$ u only can get 3 feet

Answer 5

1088.9/98=1.11 cubic card that is coverd
\[4\times\frac{ 1 }{ 6 }\times x = 1.11\]
\[x= \frac{ 1.11\times 6 }{ 4 } =1.665 yards = 1.665 \times 3 feets =4.995 feet\]
so the answer would be b which is 5 :)