document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1205309>Question 1205309</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A path is to be constructed using bricks. The bricks are in 5 stacks of 9 bricks high, 9 wide, and 4 deep.  One brick covers 32 sq. in.  All but 1 dozen bricks are used.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Determine length (feet) of path.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "22 * 5 = 110 total bricks.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "110 - 12 =  98 used.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "32 sq. in. = .222 sq. ft.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Unsure how to solve.<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 #842021 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=842021\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> you were not being given enough information to solve this without making assumption that were not in the original problem description.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "if the bricks are rectangular, then some possible dimensions are:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1 by 32<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2 by 16<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4 by 8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "if the bricks are circular, then the dimensions would be solved as follows:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "32 = pi * r^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "solve for r^2 to get r^2 = 10.18591636 square inches.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "solve for r to get r = 3.191538243 inches.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "solve for d to get d = 2 * r = 6.303076486 inches.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "you simply cannot solve for the length of the path if you don't know the dimensions of the bricks.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "are they lined up one after the other?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "are they lined up one after the other in pairs of bricks wide?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "there's no way to determine the length of the path without knowing the shape and dimensions of the bricks and how they are to be lined up to make the path.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "that's what i think.\r<BR>\n" );
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