document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=142574>Question 142574</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A family decides to build a small basketball court in their backyard so their children can play at home. A concrete pad is to be poured that is ½ foot thick, and has dimensions of 15 feet by 15 feet. One cubic yard is equivalent to twenty-seven feet cubed. How many cubic yards of concrete must be poured? Round to the nearest cubic yard. Show all work. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+Volume+=+15%2A15%2A0.5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+Volume+=+15%2A15%2A0.5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > cubic feet<BR>\n" );
document.write( "112.1 cubic feet\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Convert to yards using 1 cubic yard = 27 cubic feet<BR>\n" );
document.write( "112.5 ft^3 * (1y^3/27ft^3) = 4.166 cubic yards. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Rounded to nearest, 4 cubic yards. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Thus the pad will be a little thinner than 6 inches deep.<BR>\n" );
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