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Question 1151990: A furniture builder is hired to build a bookcase. He begins by building the frame of the bookcase: top, bottom, and sides. The width is 2 meters, the height is 3 meters, and the depth is 0.5 meters. If the lumber cost on average $3 per square foot, what is the BEST estimate for the cost of the materials to build just the frame of the bookcase?
You can put this solution on YOUR website! The 2 sides have an area: m2
The top and bottom add up to: m2
The total area adds up to: m2
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The cost of these materials is:
$15
The best estimate may include some waste
after cutting boards to length, but that
waste is unknown.
