document.write( "Question 248486: 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
\n" ); document.write( "\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??\r
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\n" ); document.write( "Confused Mom
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Dear Mom,
\n" ); document.write( "I don't see the length of the board mentioned anywhere!
\n" ); document.write( "The width is 2 yds or 6ft.
\n" ); document.write( "Half a pint of stain covers 30 sq ft
\n" ); document.write( "He wants two coats of stain
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