document.write( "Question 1118754: 6. A contractor orders 8 cubic yards of premixed cement, all of which is to be used to pour a patio that will be 4 inches thick. If the length of the patio is specified to be twice the width, what are the patio dimensions? (1 cubic yard = 27 cubic feet) \n" ); document.write( "
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\"8%2A27=216\" cubic feet of cement\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"4inches=%281%2F3%29feet\" thickness of the patio\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "EQUATION: \"2w%2Aw%2A%281%2F3%29=216\" or more simply \"%281%2F3%292w%5E2=216\".\r
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