SOLUTION: A bucket of cement costs $0.80. If 4.5 buckets are needed to complete one wall, how much will it cost to build 3 walls, assuming half buckets are for sale?

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Question 1160858: A bucket of cement costs $0.80. If 4.5 buckets are needed to complete one wall, how much will it cost to build 3 walls, assuming half buckets are for sale?
Found 2 solutions by Alan3354, ikleyn:
Answer by Alan3354(69443) About Me  (Show Source):
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A bucket of cement costs $0.80. If 4.5 buckets are needed to complete one wall, how much will it cost to build 3 walls, assuming half buckets are for sale?
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Multiply 4.5 bucket/wall by 3 walls.
Multiply that by $0.80/bucket
Rest, after all that work.

Answer by ikleyn(52814) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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This assumption is IRRELEVANT to the problem.

The entire formulation is a FAKE.

MAKES no SENSE and is good only for recycling.

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