SOLUTION: A building contractor is to dig a foundation 40 feet long, 30 feet wide, and 14 feet deep. The contractor pays $12 per load for trucks to remove the dirt. Each truckload holds 8 cu
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Question 983084: A building contractor is to dig a foundation 40 feet long, 30 feet wide, and 14 feet deep. The contractor pays $12 per load for trucks to remove the dirt. Each truckload holds 8 cubic yards. What is the cost to the contractor to have all the dirt hauled away?
Answer by macston(5194) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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The contractor must remove 16800ft^3 of dirt.
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The dump trucks remove 216ft^3 per load
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77.78 loads x $12/load = $933.33
ANSWER: It cost the contractor $933.33 to have the dirt removed.
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