Problema Solution
You work for a company that manufactures large tarps used for groundcover. An order was placed for a rectangular tarp that will be made up of 8 strips of fabric. Each strip is 26 inches wide and 634 feet long. What is the area of the finished tarp in square yards? Round your answer to the nearest hundredth.
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1 ft = 12 in
1 yd = 36 in
1 yd^2 = 36^2 in^2
1 in^2 = 1/36^2 yd^2
first lets find the are of one strip:
A = width*length
width = 26 in
length = 634 ft
length = 634*12 in
A = 26*634*12 in^2
the tarp is made of 8 strips thus the area of the tarp is 8 times the area of a strip:
trap area = 8*A
trap area = 8*26*634*12 in^2
1 in^2 = 1/36^2 yd^2
trap area = 8*26*634*12/36^2 yd^2
trap area = 1221.04 yd^2 to the nearest hundredth.