SOLUTION: A greenhouse roof has 1.5 times the surface area of the floor. I want to coat both the roof and the floor with clear-coat plastic sealer. The total square footage for both is 750 s
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Question 67260: A greenhouse roof has 1.5 times the surface area of the floor. I want to coat both the roof and the floor with clear-coat plastic sealer. The total square footage for both is 750 sq ft. What is the square footage of the floor?
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
A greenhouse roof has 1.5 times the surface area of the floor. I want to coat both the roof and the floor with clear-coat plastic sealer. The total square footage for both is 750 sq ft. What is the square footage of the floor?
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g=1.5f
g+f=750
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Substitute to get:
1.5f+f=750
2.5f=750
floor = 300 square ft.
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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