document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=802234>Question 802234</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Fred has built a rectangular sandbox with a perimeter of 48 feet and a length that is twice its width.  The sides of the sandbox are 18 inches high.  Fred wants to fill the sandbox to 75% capacity.  He owns a wheelbarrow, which carries a load of 5 cubic feet of sand.  How many trips will he need to make with the wheelbarrow from the sand pile to his sand box? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Fred has built a rectangular sandbox with a perimeter of 48 feet<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2L + 2W = 48 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "simplify, divide both sides by 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "L + W = 24<BR>\n" );
document.write( "and a length that is twice its width.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "L = 2W<BR>\n" );
document.write( "then<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2W + W = 24<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3W = 24<BR>\n" );
document.write( "W = 8 ft is the width<BR>\n" );
document.write( "and<BR>\n" );
document.write( "L = 2(8)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "L = 16 ft is the length<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The sides of the sandbox are 18 inches high.<BR>\n" );
document.write( " Fred wants to fill the sandbox to 75% capacity.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Find the height of the sand in ft (18\" = 1.5 ft)<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".75*1.5 = 1.125 ft<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Find volume of the sand<BR>\n" );
document.write( "V = 16 * 8 * 1.125<BR>\n" );
document.write( "V = 144 cu/ft of sand<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " He owns a wheelbarrow, which carries a load of 5 cubic feet of sand.<BR>\n" );
document.write( " How many trips will he need to make with the wheelbarrow from the sand pile to his sand box?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=144%2F5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"144%2F5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = 28.8 ~ 29 wheelbarrow loads required<BR>\n" );
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