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( "You are not reading the given information correctly.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "There are 5 stacks of bricks.  Each stack consists of bricks stacked in piles 9 bricks wide, 9 bricks high, and 4 bricks deep.  The total number of bricks is 5*9*9*4 = 1620.  The number of bricks used is 1620-12 = 1608.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Presumably the bricks are rectangular; otherwise they aren't going to make a good path.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "But knowing only the area covered by each brick, we can only determine the total area covered by the 1608 bricks; we can't determine the length of the path without more information.<br><BR>\n" );
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