SOLUTION: A general contractor is constructing a building that requires a concrete foundation that is to be 35 feet by 28 feet and 15 inches thick. If the local home supply store sells concr
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Question 1003051: A general contractor is constructing a building that requires a concrete foundation that is to be 35 feet by 28 feet and 15 inches thick. If the local home supply store sells concrete for $ 90 per cubic yard, what will be the cost of the concrete for the foundation?
Answer by rfer(16322) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
15/36=0.4167
(35/3)(28/3)(0.4167)=
11.667*9.333*0.4167=45.37 cu yrds
need 46 bags
46*90=$4140.00
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