document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1206026>Question 1206026</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A square corner lot was purchased, and owner intended to construct a house.  Owner was to lay a sidewalk facing both streets.  61 blocks of stone were used, each a yard square.  Another person offered to purchase the lot at a profit of $100 a sq. ft.  Owner accepted offer.  Determine amt. he made.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "9 sq ft. = 1 sq. yd.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The corner lot is square, and 61 blocks each a yard square were used to lay a sidewalk facing both streets.  That means 30 of those blocks were facing each street, with the 61st block on the corner.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "So, assuming the sidewalk was not part of the lot, the lot was 30 yards square, or 90 feet square, making the area of the lot 90*90 = 8100 square feet.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "His profit on selling the lot was $100 per square foot, which is 8100*$100 = $810000.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "ANSWER: $810,000<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Note if the lot included the area of the sidewalk, simply do the same calculations using 31 yards = 93 feet instead of 90 feet for the side length of the lot....<br><BR>\n" );
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