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Question from Anita, a parent: Demarkus is paving a new driveway for a local YMCA volunteer club. The driveway is 90 yards long and 6 yards wide. If the concrete cost $2.50 per square foot, how much will it cost Demarkus to cover the driveway? |
Hi Anita,
The driveway is 90 yards long
How many feet is that?
and 6 yards wide
How many feet is that?
How many square feet is that? At $ \$2.50$ per square foot how much will it cost?
Penny
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