SOLUTION: Pet shop boys leader singer Neil Tennent built a privacy wall around his house shortly before embarking on their epic tour. the wall is 1.5 ft thick everywhere and is 20ft high by

Question 1028389: Pet shop boys leader singer Neil Tennent built a privacy wall around his house shortly before embarking on their epic tour. the wall is 1.5 ft thick everywhere and is 20ft high by 300ft wide and 200ft back..
How much did it cost to paint all exposed surfaces of the wall if the paint plus labor is $3.50 per yd square?
Answer by LinnW(1048) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
There are three surfaces to consider.
-- exterior surfaces of the wall
-- interior surfaces of the wall
-- top surfaces of the wall
Let's consider the exterior surfaces first.
There are two surfaces that are 200 * 20 ft = 4000 ft^2 each
for a total of 8000 ft^2 .
There are two surfaces that are 300 * 20 ft = 6000 ft^2 each
for a total of 12000 ft^2 .
For the exterior surfaces we have 8000 + 12000 = 20000 ft^2 .
Now consider the interior surfaces of the wall.
There are two surfaces that are (200-(2*1.5)) * 20 ft = 3940 ft^2 each
for a total of 7880 ft^2 .
There are two surfaces that are (300-(2*1.5)) * 20 ft = 5940 ft^2 each
for a total of 11880 ft^2 .
For the exterior surfaces we have 7880 + 11880 = 19760 ft^2 .
Finally consider the top surface.
We can think of two surfaces that are each 200*1.5 or 2*200*1.5 = 600 ft^2
We also have two surfaces (300 - 2*1.5) *1.5 or 2*(300 - 2*1.5) *1.5 = 891 ft^2
The total top surface is 600 + 891 = 1491 ft^2
All together we have 20000 + 19760 + 1491 = 41251 ft^2
Divide by 9 to find yd^2 , 41251/9 = 4583.5 yd^2 approximately
at $3.50 per yd^2 we have 4583.5*3.50 = $16042.25
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