SOLUTION: Two roads intersect at right angles. At this corner, there is a triangular parking lot that extends 120 feet along one road and 75 feet along the other road. If blacktop cost $2.

Question 205672: Two roads intersect at right angles. At this corner, there is a triangular parking lot that extends 120 feet along one road and 75 feet along the other road. If blacktop cost $2.50 per square foot, find all cost of black topping the parking lot.
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Answer by Targetweek(62) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
1. First Draw and label your diagram
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2. The area of a triangle is...

3. The base of the triangle is 120ft and the height is 75 ft (or vice versa)
4. So plug them into the equation
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5. At a cost of $2.50 per sqft...
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6. so the answer is $11,250
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