"Published in Vacaville, California, USA"
Compute the cost of the lumber necessary to resurface a foot-bridge 16 ft. wide, 150 ft. long with 2-in. planks, if lumber is $40 per 1000 board feet. Neglect waste. (One board foot = 1 ft. by 1 ft. by 1 in.)
Solution:
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The volume of a rectangular parallelepiped is given by the formula
Substitute the values of length, width, and height of a lumber to resurface a foot-bridge, we have
Therefore, the cost of the lumber necessary to resurface a foot-bridge is
