document.write( "Question 1128068: parking lot of 4000 feet by 200 feet. The specification requires 8 inches of number 2 stone be place prior to paving. Stone weighs 1950 pounds per cubic yard. How many tons of stone is required for the job? \n" ); document.write( "

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The stone will be shaped into a rectangular prism
\n" ); document.write( " $\"200\"$ $\"ft\"$ wide,
\n" ); document.write( " $\"4000\"$ $\"ft\"$ long, and
\n" ); document.write( " $\"%288inch%29%281ft%2F%2212+inch%22%29=2%2F3\"$ $\"ft\"$ high.
\n" ); document.write( "The volume, in cubic feet of that amount of stone is
\n" ); document.write( " $\"200%2A4000%282%2F3%29\"$
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\n" ); document.write( " $\"1\"$ $\"cubic\"$ $\"yard\"$ $\"%22=%22\"$ $\"%281yard%29%281yard%29%281yard%29=%283ft%29%283ft%29%283ft%29\"$ $\"%22=%22\"$ $\"27\"$ $\"cubic\"$ $\"feet\"$ .
\n" ); document.write( "In other words, $\"1\"$ $\"cubic\"$ $\"foot\"$ $\"%22=%22\"$ $\"1%2F27\"$ $\"cubic\"$ $\"yard\"$ ,
\n" ); document.write( "so in cubic yards the volume of stone needed is
\n" ); document.write( " $\"200%2A4000%282%2F3%29%281%2F27%29=about19753\"$ ,
\n" ); document.write( "and the weight of that much stone, in pounds, will be
\n" ); document.write( " $\"200%2A4000%282%2F3%29%281%2F27%291950=%2238%2C518%2C519%22\"$ .
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\n" ); document.write( "An american ton (or short ton) is 2000 pounds,
\n" ); document.write( "so in USA and Canada we would say that the stone for the parking lot would weigh
\n" ); document.write( " $\"200%2A4000%282%2F3%29%281%2F27%291950%281%2F2000%29\"$ $\"%22=%22\"$ $\"about\"$ $\"%2219%2C259%22\"$ $\"tons\"$
\n" ); document.write( "If I had to order it, I would order 20,000 tons.
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\n" ); document.write( "NOTE:
\n" ); document.write( "The metric ton, and the UK long ton are different units.
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