SOLUTION: Hello, can you help me with this problem please? A sidewalk in front of a house has 6 sections. Each section measures 6 ft. by 5 ft. A heavy snowfall dropped 3 inches of snow on

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Question 1010915: Hello, can you help me with this problem please? A sidewalk in front of a house has 6 sections. Each section measures 6 ft. by 5 ft. A heavy snowfall dropped 3 inches of snow on the ground last night. If a person shoveled all the sidewalk in front of the house, how much snow would they shovel?

Answer by fractalier(6550) About Me  (Show Source):
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There are six sections, each has a snow volume of 6 ft by 5 ft by 1/4 ft, which means that we have a total volume of snow of
V = 6(6*5*(1/4)) = 45 cubic feet of snow