document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=556807>Question 556807</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 1.The smith's want to install a rectangular swimming pool.   It cost $5.00 a square foot for concrete.   If the pool is 70 feet across, 25 feet wide and 15 feet deep, what is the total cost to concrete the pool? <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #362240 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><B>Theo(13342)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><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=Theo><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=362240\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> concrete is $5.00 a square foot.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "presumably the width of the concrete wall is taken into account.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "since it's not mentioned, i'll assume it's implied in the $5.00 per square foot figure.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "concrete is poured on the sides of the pool and the bottom of the pool.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2 sides of the pool are 70 * 15 = 1050 square feet each for a total of 2100 square feet.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2 sides of the pool are 25 * 15 = 325 square feet each for a total of 750 square feet.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the bottom of the pool is 70 * 25 = 1750 square feet.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the total amount of concrete required is for all 4 sides plus the bottom of the pool which is equal to:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2100 + 850 + 1750 = 4600 square feet.<BR>\n" );
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