document.write( "Question 1096987: a parking lot is 60 meters wide and 80 meters long. at $15 per square meter, how much will it cost to pave the parking lot?\r
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\n" ); document.write( "a parking lot is 60 meters wide and 80 meters long. at $15 per square meter, how much will it cost to pave the parking lot?\r
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\n" ); document.write( "If it costs $15, per sq meter ($15 for EACH sq meter), to pave 4,800 (60 * 80) sq meters, should you MULTIPLY or DIVIDE? Think about it! \n" ); document.write( "
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