document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=40373>Question 40373</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A square of shingles covers a 100 square foot area.  This is a 10 foot by 10 foot area.  One square of shingles usually comes in 3 bundles for standard duty or 4 bundles for heavy duty shingles.  80 square would be a big roof, and would represent 8000 square feet.  You want to replace the shingles on your home.  The house is a 24 feet by 32 feet ranch style home with a 12:12 pitch roof.  The roof has one foot overhangs all around.  The lowest cost you can find for shingles is $40 per square.  Calculate the cost of replacing the shingles on your house. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #25938 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josmiceli><B>josmiceli(19441)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josmiceli><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=josmiceli><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=25938\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Not being a contractor, I might be off on this one.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The house is a ranch style. That's important to figure<BR>\n" );
document.write( "out what the roof looks like. I'm thinking the long side <BR>\n" );
document.write( "faces the street and the roof pitches to the sides.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "One edge of the roofline is the 24' dimension, and the other<BR>\n" );
document.write( "is the sloping dimention<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(1/2)*32 = 16 is the \"run\" of the roof measured along the front<BR>\n" );
document.write( "16 would also be the \"rise\" That would mean the roof measures<BR>\n" );
document.write( "16*sqrt(2) from outside wall to peak, since rise and run are equal<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The roof area would be <BR>\n" );
document.write( "16*sqrt(2)*24*2 = 1086.12 The factor of 2 is for both sides of the roof.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "To account for the dripedge, (2)*(24)*(1) = 48<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1086.12 + 48 = 1134.12. The number of squares would be this <BR>\n" );
document.write( "divided by 100, or 11.34. At $40 per square,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(40)*(11.34) = $453.64 to shingle the roof </SPAN>\n" );
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