document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=174502>Question 174502</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I want to know how many bricks and cement it would take to build the following brick wall: the bricks are 16 inches by 8 inches, and the wall would measure 6 ft high by 200 ft long... </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #129530 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rapaljer><B>rapaljer(4671)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rapaljer><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=rapaljer><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=129530\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The previously posted answer to this problem is WRONG!!  You can't build a wall that BIG with 113 bricks!!  I worked the problem in feet.  The height of the wall is 6 feet.  If the bricks are laid with lengthwise, the height of each brick would be 8 inches or <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2%2F3+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2%2F3+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > of a foot.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >divided by <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2%2F3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2%2F3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=6%2A%283%2F2%29=+9 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"6%2A%283%2F2%29=+9\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > bricks high\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If the length of the wall is 200 feet, and the length of each brick is 16 inches or <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4%2F3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4%2F3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > feet, then the length of the wall is <BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=200 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"200\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > divided by <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4%2F3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4%2F3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=200+%2A%283%2F4%29=+150 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"200+%2A%283%2F4%29=+150\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > bricks long.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The number of bricks needed is 9 * 150 = 1350 bricks, not allowing for any wasted bricks.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The previously posted answer is INCORRECT because of the most common error perimeters, areas, and volumes!!  When a conversion was made from FEET to INCHES, it was noted that there are 12 INCHES in 1 FOOT!  HOWEVER, in this problem you are dealing with AREA, so you must use SQUARE INCHES and SQUARE FEET!!  This should have been 144 SQUARE INCHES in 1 SQUARE FOOT!  In fact, if you multiply the WRONG ANSWER times 12, you get approximately the CORRECT ANSWER (except for the round off error that occurred!!\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So, that's my FINAL ANSWER:  1350 BRICKS!!\r<BR>\n" );
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