document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=248486>Question 248486</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I am trying to help my child with his homework.  The problem is \"Gary is going to stain a square board on one side only.  The width of the board is 2 YARDS.  A half pint of stain covers approx. 30 square FEET.  If Gary wants to put on 2 coats of stain, haw many pints of stain dows he need?\"  \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "We keep coming up with 2 answers that appear right, depending on if you change the YARDS to FEET at the beginning or end of the equation.  What is the proper way to do this problem??\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Thank you,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Confused Mom </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "The problem is \"Gary is going to stain a square board on one side only. The width of the board is 2 YARDS. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "A half pint of stain covers approx. 30 square FEET. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "If Gary wants to put on 2 coats of stain, haw many pints of stain does he need?\" <BR>\n" );
document.write( "We keep coming up with 2 answers that appear right, depending on if you change the YARDS to FEET at the beginning or end of the equation. What is the proper way to do this problem?? <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2 yrds = 6 feet<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Area of the board is 6' by 6' = 36 sq feet<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Two coats would require you cover 72 sq feet.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A half pint covers 30 sq ft.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So a pint covers 60 sq ft.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "# of pints needed = 72 sq ft/60 sq ft = 18/15 = 1 1/5 pints<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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