SOLUTION: Shannon bought a piece of plywood that was 4-1/2 feet wide and 8-1/4 feet long. she cut out a 3 foot diameter circle for a table she was making. Shannon then sold the leftover ply
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Question 914903: Shannon bought a piece of plywood that was 4-1/2 feet wide and 8-1/4 feet long. she cut out a 3 foot diameter circle for a table she was making. Shannon then sold the leftover plywood to a friend for $1.75 per square foot. How much did Shannon'e friend pay for the leftover plywood?
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Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
She started with , or
37-1/8 square feet
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Find the area of the circle
where = the radius
radius = (1/2)*diameter
ft
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( leftover plywood ) = ( area she started with ) - ( area of circle )
leftover plywood =
leftover plywood = square feet
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her friend paid:
( cost per square foot ) x ( square feet left over )
You can't have fractions of a penny, so her
friend paid $52.60
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Hope this helps
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